of, belonging to, or associated in some way with us
our best vodka
our parents are good to us
belonging to or associated with all people or people in general
our nearest planet is Venus
a formal word for my used by editors or other writers, and monarchs
informal (often sarcastic) used instead of your
are our feet hurting?
dialect belonging to the family of the speaker
it's our Sandra's birthday tomorrow
See me.
See -or 1.
before 900; Middle English oure, Old English ūre, suppletive genitive plural of wē we from same base as ūs us
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The serious journalism Margaret aspires to do is splintering under our distrust of who controls the megaphones.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
They have appealed for "peaceful protest as the only way forward" and said there were "many migrants who make a deeply valuable contribution to our society".
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
This time, he maintains a resolutely earnest stance, and though that worked fine in “A.I.” because its conclusion was so overwhelming, “Disclosure Day” wraps up by drawing our attention to a single, final word.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
“So, part of what our lawsuit will do is it will force that transparency to occur.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
I tell Arlo the first thing that comes to mind when I think of our mom: the smell of jasmine.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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