Examples of “madam” in a Sentence

noun A polite, formal way to address a woman.

• Excuse me, madam, is this seat taken?
• The waiter asked, "Would madam like to see the wine list?
• Thank you, madam, your table will be ready in a few minutes.

noun A woman who runs a brothel.

• The novel's villain was a madam running a string of illegal clubs.

noun (informal, dated) A girl or woman acting bossy or full of herself.

• Don't be such a madam about sharing your toys.
• My granny called me a cheeky little madam when I answered back.
• She's turned into a proper madam since she got her own bedroom.