Citations:ma'am

English citations of ma'am

ma'am yes ma'am

• 2006, Julia Spencer-Fleming, To Darkness and to Death: A Clare Fergusson and Russ Van Alstyne Mystery, Macmillan (→ISBN), page 71:

  "Ma'am, yes, ma'am." Her mouth twitched in a half smile before she spun and walked away. He shook himself. He dug his hand into his pocket and pulled out the keys to his truck. He'd drive over to the department and assign this to someone...

• 2007, Julia Spencer-Fleming, In the Bleak Midwinter: A Clare Fergusson and Russ Van Alstyne Mystery, Minotaur Books (→ISBN):

  He kept himself from saying, “Ma'am, yes ma'am,” but he hustled out the door just the same. “Good night, Kristen. We'll talk tomorrow.” She shut the town house door and hunched her shoulders against the pelting snow, high-stepping past him...

• 2007, Dana Stabenow, A Grave Denied: A Kate Shugak Novel, Minotaur Books (→ISBN):

  “Ma'am, yes, ma'am.” She grinned. “Do you keep a personal log of Park events?” “Ma'am, yes, ma'am.” He escorted them back to the cubbyhole that was his office and selected from a shelf a daily diary the twin of Bobby's. He paged through it.

• 2009, Ali Vali, Blue Skies, Bold Strokes Books Inc (→ISBN):

  “[...] so you prove it to me. You come back and give me the life I want, and don't you dare let me down.” Her chair scraped on the floor as Berkley stood and saluted. “Ma'am, yes, ma'am. I have some plans of my own for the first time in a long time,[...]”

• 2011, Robert Flanagan, Falloff, AuthorHouse (→ISBN), page 86:

  In one move his right hand shot to his eyebrow in a salute, and he barked, “Ma' am, yes, ma'am. 'scuse me, ma'am.” Even before the words made sense to him, Winter felt an onrush of panic. He knew within microseconds.

• 2012, Rick Hill, The Cancer Conundrum: Stop Dying—Start Living, iUniverse (→ISBN), page 23:

  When she barked an order at us, he replied in an ear-splitting fashion, “Ma'am, yes, ma'am!” You think that's strange? Keep reading.

• 2013, T. Jefferson Parker, The Famous and the Dead: A Charlie Hood Novel, Penguin (→ISBN), page 75:

  I'm a superior, and when I say jump, you ask how high. Got it?” “Ma'am yes ma' am.” “And quit staring out the windows. You're worse than the children.”

• 2014, J,J, DiBenedetto, Dream Home: The Dream Doctor Mysteries, book 6, Writing Dreams (→ISBN), page 85:

  “Ma'am, yes, ma'am!” He gives me a sharp salute, and I have to fight back laughter. So does he, for a moment. When he calms down, he goes on, “I will, Doctor. You have my word.”

• 2014, Maureen Child, Last Virgin in California, Harlequin (→ISBN):

  “Ma'am, yes, ma'am,” he said and lowered his mouth onto hers. A moment later, a car horn honked and Lilah pulled away. “The cabbie.” Guiding her mouth back to his, Kevin muttered, “Let him get his own girl.”