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

Theo finishes crossing the tan marble floors and holds up the tin jar labeled Monogram, presenting it as if he were a fancy butler.

From Literature

It was built in a time when houses had things like butler’s pantries and wall-to-wall mahogany wood paneling.

From Literature

There, butlers opened doors and ladies’ maids took wraps and bonnets into elegant dressing rooms.

From Literature

The broker opens the door, and there’s a butler.

From The Wall Street Journal