sr
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Senhor.
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Senior.
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Señor.
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Sir.
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(after a name) senior
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Señor
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Sir
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Sister (religious)
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Etymology
Origin of Sr.
From the Latin word Soror
Example Sentences
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All-purpose player — Joe Reed, Virginia, 6-1, 215, sr.,
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 10, 2019
Defensive ends - Zach Allen, Boston College, 6-3, 285, sr.,
From Washington Times ● Dec. 4, 2018
Tight end - Tommy Sweeney, Boston College, 6-5, 260, sr.,
From Washington Times ● Dec. 4, 2018
State player of the year, all classes: Jamyn Patu, sr.,
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 22, 2017
Yo onen onen wen ni sr te, "oh now—now this day."
From The Iroquois Book of Rites by Hale, Horatio
They are the sons of five-time NBA champion Ron Harper Sr.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2026
Gail Munro, the daughter of Hammy Sr, is the youngest of five children.
From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2026
On Monday, Inglewood’s head coach, Jason Crowe Sr, called timeout when the Southern Section record was broken.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 19, 2025
Eubank Sr is a performer, often pulling focus from his son with his dance moves, while the elder Benn is straight and to the point.
From BBC ● Nov. 16, 2025
I hope my Mother is well, to whom I beg my Duty: & am with all possible respect, Sr, Yr most dutifull son, Wm.
From Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections by Rosebery, Archibald Phillip Primrose
In Orlando, Fla., Sabrina Brown has begun mapping out her weekend errands to avoid driving all over town in her orange 2019 Nissan Altima SR.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026
The small Cirrus SR 20 plane came down close to the M62 in Littleborough, near Rochdale, at about 11:00 GMT.
From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2026
"We struck a deal with the pirates," Mizanul Islam of SR Shipping, the group's maritime arm, told AFP news agency.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2024
They helped all of us turn around to head south in the northbound lanes to the SR 530 exit.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 12, 2024
Behind the closed and guarded doors of the SR offices, an SR officer deciphered the message by hand, using a one-time pad.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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Televangelist Jerry Falwell Sr., expressed it as the “moral majority.”
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
Supreme Court famously ordered the breakup of Standard Oil, founder John D. Rockefeller Sr. became the world’s first billionaire.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Pitcher, Peyton May, Norco, Sr.: The Oklahoma State commit went 12-1 with 130 strikeouts in 83 innings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026
Outfielder, Shea Gonzalez, Villa Park, Sr.: The Washington commit had 59 hits, 40 stolen bases and was the Freeway League player of the year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026
I walk once I hit the main road, so as not to draw unnecessary attention, but when I reach T P Burruss Sr. Drive SW—aka Ashby Place—I break into a run again.
From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone
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The sneakers, part of an extended partnership between S.R. and Vans, are $160, and the green version can be purchased at kith.com.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 7, 2024
In Europe, France and Spain have adopted versions of a plan put forth by Bary S.R.
From New York Times ● Jun. 6, 2020
In 2019, the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum announced the discovery of the wreck of the S.R.
From Fox News ● Jan. 3, 2020
They knew there was a chance that grid held not just the Hudson, but two other wrecks - the Sunbeam that sank in 1863, and the S.R.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 27, 2019
It was kept at Great Smials, but it was written in Gondor, probably at the request of the great-grandson of Peregrin, and completed in S.R.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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