How to Use butler in a Sentence

butler

noun
  • There is also a butler’s pantry with a wet bar and a breakfast area linked to a mudroom.
    oregonlive, 20 Jan. 2021
  • 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
  • The formal dining area leads to a butler’s pantry with a serving buffet and the den has a cast-stone fireplace.
    Dallas News, 27 Feb. 2021
  • All of them follow this corpulent detective, Nero, who lives in a town house with his butler, Fritz.
    The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2024
  • The kitchen is equipped with a large island, quartz countertops, a gray subway tile backsplash, a five-burner gas cooktop, a walk-in pantry and a butler’s pantry.
    Lesa Stuart, Dallas News, 13 Mar. 2021
  • In addition to a pool and panoramic views, the multi-bedroom villas come with other cosseting amenities like a kitchen and butler service.
    Alisha Prakash, Travel + Leisure, 1 Mar. 2021
  • Eventually Trump pressed it, and a butler swiftly brought in a Diet Coke on a silver platter.
    Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 21 Jan. 2021
  • Home to seven villas, each one complete with a private dock and butler service, the island resort is ideal for a secluded and pampered babymoon.
    Judy Koutsky, Travel + Leisure, 6 Mar. 2021
  • To top it off, reservations come with its own 24-hour St. Regis signature butler services.
    Meredith Lepore, Travel + Leisure, 7 Mar. 2021
  • Guests will also have a dedicated butler throughout their stay to take care of their every need, including any laundry service while staying on the island.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2021
  • The property also has a separate butler’s residence, as well as a newer construction from the 1970s that has its own pool.
    Helena Madden, Robb Report, 8 Mar. 2021
  • For an additional fee, premium services are available, including a private chef, butler, two housekeepers, and a chauffeur.
    Everett Potter, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
  • The new wave of all-inclusives is all about luxury, offering enticements from gourmet à la carte dining to personal butler service to high-end experiences unique to their locales.
    Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes, 29 Oct. 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • This wing also holds a formal dining room, a butler’s pantry, and a guest bedroom with an ensuite bath.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2024

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