How to Use butler in a Sentence

butler

noun
  • Elizabeth reacts as if a butler just served her lukewarm tea.
    Neal Justin, Star Tribune, 13 Nov. 2020
  • The soap butler will come to a guest’s room and carefully slice two pieces — one for guests to immediately use and another for guests to take home with them.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2020
  • Plus, every stateroom aboard Scenic's ship comes with private butler service to ensure the journey is truly stress-free.
    Paris Wilson, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Dec. 2024
  • The large kitchen provides commercial-grade appliances, a prep pantry, a butler’s pantry and a large closet that could be converted to wine storage.
    Dallas News, 18 Oct. 2020
  • But the cupboards are the wooden originals, in good shape, including the butler’s pantry’s upper cabinets with glass fronts.
    Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 14 Nov. 2020
  • The butler’s pantry behind the kitchen, fairly hidden but accessible by open doorways on both sides, also impresses.
    Richard A. Marini, ExpressNews.com, 13 Nov. 2020
  • The kitchen features Alpine White quartzite countertops, custom cabinets and top-of-the-line appliances, as well as a butler’s kitchen.
    Robyn A. Friedman, sun-sentinel.com, 5 Nov. 2020
  • Amenities include wood flooring throughout, a walk-in wet bar, a butler’s pantry with a wine room, a wood beamed cathedral ceiling, a wall of windows, skylights and a floor-to-ceiling stone woodburning fireplace.
    Dallas News, 31 Oct. 2020
  • In addition, guests can request dedicated butler service to unpack or pack two items per person during the duration of the stay and a one-way transfer to or from the airport or main train stations.
    Julianna Bragg, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
  • 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
  • Cameron Grimes as a butler has to wear a tuxedo with a bowtie and no dress suit.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 8 June 2021
  • The den connects to the kitchen, which has a center island and a butler’s pantry.
    Lauren Beale, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2021
  • The home also features a wine room and a butler’s pantry.
    Steve Brown, Dallas News, 4 June 2021
  • Between the kitchen and dining room is a butler’s pantry.
    Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 22 Feb. 2023
  • His butler blows up the remaining Flag Smashers at the end of the show.
    Eliana Dockterman, Time, 23 Apr. 2021
  • 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
  • Carew, her employer's butler, takes her up to the workroom on the top floor.
    Malcom Forbes Special To The Star Tribune, Star Tribune, 22 Jan. 2021
  • 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 is also a butler’s pantry with a wet bar and a breakfast area linked to a mudroom.
    oregonlive, 20 Jan. 2021
  • Mark Price puts his spin on the butler role played onscreen by Tim Curry.
    Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2024
  • 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
  • Some of the stand-out amenities include a shuttle service with routes into town and the Aspen airport, a heated salt-water pool and hot tub, and ski butler service.
    Will Porter, Architectural Digest, 31 Oct. 2024

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