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

He tells me the apartment comes with a butler.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 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

On their honeymoon, Kilachand and his now-wife enjoyed a bungalow overlooking the ocean with a personal butler.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

The Daltons had more money than we did and lived in a big house with a maid and a butler and weren’t really friends with my parents.

From "The Lions of Little Rock" by Kristin Levine