How to Use scullery in a Sentence

scullery

noun
  • The first is a scullery that connects to the dining room.
    James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 2 May 2022
  • The oldest parts of the house are the kitchen, scullery, dining room, and library.
    Pilar Viladas, Town & Country, 8 Feb. 2016
  • The kitchen is a mash-up of English scullery and French bakery.
    Barbara King, House Beautiful, 15 May 2013
  • The oversized eat-in kitchen sits adjacent to the walk-in scullery and pantry, plus a large wine room to protect your treasured vintages.
    Carisha Swanson, House Beautiful, 15 Nov. 2022
  • Across from the scullery, a walk-in pantry keeps small appliances and kitchenware from Wayfair within reach.
    Carisha Swanson, House Beautiful, 15 Nov. 2022
  • More Television Reviews Where Robyn goes, early on, is the scullery.
    John Anderson, WSJ, 8 Dec. 2020
  • The kitchen connects to a scullery with a second dishwasher, warmer oven and extra storage.
    Dallas News, 24 Oct. 2020
  • Joan enters the royal orbit via the scullery of a nearby French army garrison.
    Maureen Corrigan, WSJ, 5 Aug. 2022
  • Like the scullery maid who becomes a princess, or the stablehand who becomes a prince, the Castle at Forest Glen didn’t begin life as a castle.
    John Kelly, Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2018
  • Anna and her older sister, Maria, sleep in a one-window cell off the scullery barely large enough for a horsehair pallet.
    Seija Rankin, EW.com, 22 Jan. 2021
  • Life in nineteenth-century Canada was nothing short of brutal for a poor girl from abroad, a series of debasements and scullery work.
    Rachel Syme, New Republic, 3 Nov. 2017
  • The island trend, which started gathering momentum in the 1980s, is the latest in a long list of design fads to hit the kitchen during its transition from scullery to showroom.
    Michelle Slatalla, WSJ, 3 Apr. 2018
  • Ermengarde, the school dunce, Lottie, the school crybaby, and Becky, the scullery maid, quickly find a defender, surrogate mother, and friend in Sara.
    Sarah Schutte, National Review, 13 Mar. 2022
  • A subplot focuses on the love story between Tommy and his future wife, Meg (Ophelia Lovibond), a scullery maid with something of a tawdry past.
    Michael O'Sullivan, The Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2017
  • One is technically a scullery (a sort of second kitchen with additional appliances and counter space) and the other is a butler’s pantry.
    Lia Picard, WSJ, 15 Dec. 2022
  • Especially during the holidays, as home cooks log overtime in the scullery, this indispensable tool is never far from hand.
    Marni Jameson, orlandosentinel.com, 18 Dec. 2020
  • Libra longs to rarify, purify, and create romantic castles in the sky, while Scorpio labors in the scullery with the creepy crawlers, pushing us to penetrate our desirous depths with no shame.
    Bess Matassa, Teen Vogue, 3 Oct. 2018
  • History Also known as a serving pantry or scullery, a butler's pantry was a room, usually in-between the kitchen and dining room, where a family's valuable heirlooms were kept.
    Kate McGregor, House Beautiful, 22 June 2023
  • Her mother supported the family by giving piano lessons; Eszter served as a housekeeper and scullery maid.
    Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Her mother supported the family by giving piano lessons; Eszter served as a housekeeper and scullery maid.
    Anne Fadiman, Harper’s Magazine , 1 Mar. 2023
  • In addition to prep spaces, the scullery boasts a drink fridge, so the family can grab refreshments without visiting the kitchen's main refrigerator.
    Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, 27 Apr. 2020
  • The stately homes, once bustling with footmen and undergardeners and scullery maids, are now financial black holes, draining the remainder of a family’s savings.
    Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 14 Nov. 2020
  • The look only clicks in a traditional scullery, said Houston designer J. Randall Powers.
    Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, WSJ, 3 June 2021
  • Soldiers reportedly sat down to eat a meal made of leftover food from the White House scullery using White House dishes and silver before ransacking the presidential mansion and setting it ablaze.
    Ed Kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, 6 June 2018
  • The commercial-grade kitchen is equipped with a Thermador six-burner range, Sub-Zero refrigerator, Wolf double ovens and scullery for additional prep and storage space.
    Sharon Naukam, Dallas News, 18 Jan. 2020
  • The custom French appliances are a lavish touch, but what really seals the deal on this kitchen is the scullery located behind the kitchen with a second refrigerator and freezer—once again displaying the storage capabilities of this home.
    Brianna Griff, Chron, 18 Dec. 2022
  • Interior features include a chef’s kitchen, a scullery, a great room with fireplace, a conservatory/piano room, a home theater, library, playroom, elevator and a wellness suite consisting of a gym, sauna and massage room.
    Robyn A. Friedman, Sun Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2022

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