During the training, the supervisor told the staff not to ma'am every woman who walked in; they should ask how she prefers to be addressed.

Excuse me, ma'am, your hat just blew off.

Could I help you, ma'ams, with your luggage?

At the ceremony, she ma'amed the senior officer to show her respect.

At the formal event, Jenna kept ma'aming each older woman she met, believing it showed respect.

When she started lecturing the teenagers about manners, the manager intervened, 'ma'am, this is a Wendy's.'

When she asked for a tablecloth and a waiter, the cashier sighed and said, ma'am, this is an Arby's.

After the assembly, the students proudly presented their thank-you-ma'ams to the visiting veterans.

Please slow down for the thank-you-ma'am by the school crossing; it really stops cars in a hurry.

He shrugged, 'wham, bam, thank you ma'am,' as if to sum up the night he'd spent on a quick, formulaic hookup.