variants
US Mr.
or British Mr
plural Messrs.
ˈme-sərz 
1
—used as a conventional title of courtesy except when usage requires the substitution of a title of rank or an honorific or professional title before a man's surname
spoke to Mr. Doe
2
—used in direct address as a conventional title of respect before a man's title of office
May I ask one more question, Mr. President?
3
—used before the name of a place, profession, or activity or before an epithet (such as clever) to form a title applied to a male viewed as representative of the thing indicated
Mr. Baseball
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Examples of Mr. in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Vivian Wang, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2024
The Biden campaign directed further questions about a potential debate to Mr. Biden's answer to Stern on Friday.
—Aaron Navarro, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2024
The board and the entire team at Vision Marine wish Mr. Bobby the very best in his future endeavors.
—Charlotte Observer, 26 Apr. 2024
Months after Schwarzenegger was elected governor, Pecker announced that the former Mr. Universe would serve as executive editor of Muscle & Fitness and FLEX magazines, roles that The Times reported he would be paid millions of dollars to helm.
—Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2024
Purple Noon / Plein Soleil (1960) Directed by René Clément with a fine appreciation for the mordant humor implicit in The Talented Mr. Ripleys's ever-tightening noose of deceit and coincidence, Noon is probably the most sensual of any Highsmith adaptation.
—Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 26 Apr. 2024
Enter New York import Bondi Sushi, which offers a 12-piece omakase experience for $75 (by contrast, Mr. Omakase’s 10 piece experience is $89; Ahi Sushi’s is $130).
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2024
But there are a couple of caveats to keep in mind; for one, the progress is relative — almost anything is better than a handful of major roles every few decades, especially when that representation includes characters like Mr. Yunioshi, Apu and Long Duk Dong.
—Rebecca Sun, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Apr. 2024
At the beginning of the 1955 novel The Talented Mr. Ripley, as Ripley is moldering in poverty in New York and scraping together a living via petty mail scams, he’s sustained by an illogical faith in his own superiority.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2024
Noun
To try to jump-start the economy, Mr. Xi and other Chinese leaders are stoking factory production and exports.
—Vivian Wang, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2024
The Biden campaign directed further questions about a potential debate to Mr. Biden's answer to Stern on Friday.
—Aaron Navarro, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2024
The board and the entire team at Vision Marine wish Mr. Bobby the very best in his future endeavors.
—Charlotte Observer, 26 Apr. 2024
Months after Schwarzenegger was elected governor, Pecker announced that the former Mr. Universe would serve as executive editor of Muscle & Fitness and FLEX magazines, roles that The Times reported he would be paid millions of dollars to helm.
—Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2024
Purple Noon / Plein Soleil (1960) Directed by René Clément with a fine appreciation for the mordant humor implicit in The Talented Mr. Ripleys's ever-tightening noose of deceit and coincidence, Noon is probably the most sensual of any Highsmith adaptation.
—Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 26 Apr. 2024
Enter New York import Bondi Sushi, which offers a 12-piece omakase experience for $75 (by contrast, Mr. Omakase’s 10 piece experience is $89; Ahi Sushi’s is $130).
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2024
But there are a couple of caveats to keep in mind; for one, the progress is relative — almost anything is better than a handful of major roles every few decades, especially when that representation includes characters like Mr. Yunioshi, Apu and Long Duk Dong.
—Rebecca Sun, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Apr. 2024
At the beginning of the 1955 novel The Talented Mr. Ripley, as Ripley is moldering in poverty in New York and scraping together a living via petty mail scams, he’s sustained by an illogical faith in his own superiority.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2024
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