butler

Example Sentences

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“I kind of think of myself as the butler of downtown,” said Hal Bastian, 65, who has lived in the neighborhood for three decades and is known to many as “Mr. Downtown L.A.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026

"We arrange everything for them: flowers, candles, photographer, dinner with a private butler," said Melanie Tessier, its guest relations manager.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

But there are also glimpses of a life of privilege, as the same email mentions she's in the south of France with the "perfect butler".

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026

I can’t remember what I expected to glimpse on a Zoom call with an Oscar-winning film director — gold door handles, perhaps, a butler at the very least?

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025

The door had opened and a man had come in, dressed in the black suit and tails of an old-fashioned butler.

From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz