How to Use butler in a Sentence

butler

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  • Later in the video, a butler welcomed the women into their royal digs.
    — David Faris, Newsweek, 10 July 2024
  • There’s a large walk-in pantry for storage plus a separate butler’s pantry for china or rarely used utensils.
    — Mary Carole McCauley, baltimoresun.com, 17 Mar. 2022
  • Andy Serkis also stars as Wayne's longtime butler, Alfred.
    — Nick Romano, EW.com, 31 Jan. 2022
  • And, this being a Raffles hotel, there's also private butler service.
    — Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 29 Jan. 2022
  • With a posh British accent and peerless aplomb, the white-gloved butler of the Banks household was played by Joseph Marcell.
    — Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2022
  • There’s a butler’s pantry, a sunroom, and an eat-in kitchen with high-end appliances, including a refrigerator big enough to feed a football team.
    — Mary Carole McCauley, baltimoresun.com, 3 Mar. 2022
  • Andy Serkis is the ever-present butler, Alfred, who fears correctly for Bruce’s sanity.
    — Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, 3 Mar. 2022
  • Simon Jones makes an impression as the aunts’ butler, as does Jeanne Tripplehorn as a woman even more frowned upon than Bertha.
    — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2022
  • With a private entrance, elevator, and dedicated butler, the room is designed for the ultimate privacy.
    — Rebecca Cairns, CNN, 3 July 2024
  • And, practically stealing the show, Cameron Rhodes delivers a tender turn as Thomas’ kind-hearted butler and confidante.
    — Courtney Howard, Variety, 20 Jan. 2022
  • In the kitchen, there’s a large butler’s pantry with storage and prep space.
    — Dallas News, 20 Aug. 2022
  • Sometimes the butler would even sleep in the pantry to keep the pieces safe from damage or theft.
    — Kate McGregor, House Beautiful, 22 June 2023
  • The gourmet kitchen is equipped with top-of-the-line appliances and a full butler’s kitchen.
    — Dallas Builders Association, Dallas News, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Between the kitchen and dining room is a butler’s pantry.
    — Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 22 Feb. 2023
  • The all-suite hotel offers views of the gulf and the skyline as well as butler service.
    — Jennifer Kester, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
  • All of the villas come with a butler and private chef, and eight of the pavilions — the ones with the pools — have their own butler.
    — Sarah Khan, Robb Report, 26 June 2023
  • These could be filled during the night by a) the host, or b) the butler, dressed up as Father Christmas.
    — Nancy Mitford, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2023
  • With a half bath and a full bath with a soaking standalone tub, the suite comes with a 24-hour butler service.
    — Allyson Portee, Forbes, 2 May 2023
  • To the left is a hall that goes by a home office or study room that was formerly a butler’s pantry.
    — James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 13 Jan. 2023
  • There’s also a butler (Paul Rhys), who superintends the household with all the warmth of the Grim Reaper.
    — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 18 Nov. 2023
  • The butler’s pantry connects the dining room to the kitchen and offers extra storage.
    — Dallas News, 11 June 2022
  • But without a doubt, the toniest perk was having around-the-clock butler service.
    — Katie Chang, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
  • The leather case for our TV remote was as delightful to her as our having a round-the-clock butler.
    — Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2023
  • For more formal meals, the kitchen has direct access to the dining room through a butler’s pantry.
    — James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2024
  • The condos come with butler service and access to a five-star restaurant.
    — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2022
  • The group was dancing and drinking from a case of Dom Perignon or Cristal champagne that the butler had delivered to the room, Shedd said.
    — Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2022
  • But best of all, every room has butler service and a stunning sea view.
    — Prasad Ramamurthy, Travel + Leisure, 7 May 2024
  • Call the butler and get out the fine china because Downton Abbey is coming back.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2024
  • And maybe a butler is approaching with biscuits on a salver.
    — Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 16 May 2024
  • The same white marble with dark veins clads kitchen counter tops, the island’s top and sides, as well as backsplash areas, range hood and the sink in the butler’s pantry.
    — oregonlive, 8 May 2022

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