“Pimps and simps would fall in from here and there and everywhere, grabbing thousand-dollar advances from the madames and leaving their lady friends in pawn.”
“You understand, mesdames, that it is simply a figure of speech.”
“Good morning, bonjours mesdames et messieurs, and thank you for inviting me to appear before the committee as part of your study on the current state of the aviation industry in Canada.”
“I have known you only a short time, mesdames, but, thank heaven!”
“The little madams ' fancy then turned to donkey rides, which were quickly arranged.”
“Some forms of disorder became more discreet, as law enforcers concentrated brothels in red-light districts and compelled madams to shield prostitution from public view.”
“After many prosecutions of numbers runners, madams, and politicians, he was convicted of tax evasion in 1941 and served four years in prison.”