How to Use butler in a Sentence

butler

noun
  • Each guest who books a villa will have access to their own vehicle, guide, chef and butler.
    Juliet Izon, CNN, 19 July 2021
  • The butler’s pantry provides plenty of storage and makes party prep a snap.
    cleveland, 27 Aug. 2021
  • And then someone lets Lisa Rinna steal Patrick's damn butler bell.
    Jodi Walker, EW.com, 2 Sep. 2021
  • There is an especially large butler’s pantry, again built to copy the original.
    Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 31 July 2021
  • Its 58 casitas and villas are nestled in the lush hillside and along the beach; each villa has its own chef and butler.
    Rebecca Ascher-Walsh, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2021
  • In addition to the main pantry, there is a butler’s pantry off the kitchen designed with entertaining in mind, Vivian said.
    Mary Grace Granados, Dallas News, 5 Aug. 2021
  • Furniture: Vintage stools at the island, vintage armoire in the butler’s pantry.
    Morgan Goldberg, Architectural Digest, 16 Aug. 2024
  • The formal living room has a wall of windows overlooking the negative-edge pool and the formal dining room offers a butler’s pantry.
    Dallas News, 28 Aug. 2021
  • Brick flooring and custom cabinets are also found in the butler’s pantry, which includes granite counters and a large closet for serving pieces.
    Dallas News, 18 July 2021
  • The formal dining room has two sets of French doors, a marble fireplace and an expansive butler’s pantry with exotic granite.
    Dallas News, 24 July 2021
  • The first level of the home also has a downstairs family game room, a formal dining room, a walk-in wet bar and butler’s pantry, a kitchen, a caterer’s kitchen and a breakfast room.
    Mary Grace Granados, Dallas News, 14 Aug. 2021
  • Intended to point out the hypocrisy, the Mona installation offered an opulent retreat for female guests, who were served champagne by male butlers.
    Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 27 Sep. 2024
  • Guests with utter privacy in mind can choose between a three- or four-bedroom apartment, complete with butler, starting at 2,200 euros per night.
    Sylvie Bigar, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
  • And apart from special procedures put in place due to the pandemic, all feature the hallmarks of Crystal’s elite service such as butler service for all suites and farm to table cuisine in open seating.
    Laurie Werner, Forbes, 31 Aug. 2021
  • 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
  • The den connects to the kitchen, which has a center island and a butler’s pantry.
    Lauren Beale, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2021
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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

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