In a sentence
Six example sentences with madam, each labelled with its topic.
The letter opened with Dear Madam, since the complaint form had not asked for a name, and the manager signed it by hand.
Business
The hotel doorman greeted every woman as madam and every man as sir, whatever their age or how muddy their boots.
Travel
Members addressing the presiding officer say Madam Speaker when a woman holds the chair, a form first heard in the House in 2007.
Politics
Counsel addressed the bench as Madam throughout, since the presiding judge that morning was a woman.
Law
Eighteenth-century letters to a woman of rank opened with Madam alone, the name saved for the envelope.
History
In the novel the butler calls the housekeeper madam only when guests are present, a detail readers notice slowly.
Literature
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- Business Word List (part 1)Authoritative
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