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

Around 100 objects that were reported missing from the presidential collection were allegedly later found in the locker, car and home of Thomas M, who is reported to be the Élysée Palace's chief butler.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025

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

I really only started to pay any attention at all when he happened to mention that until his retirement three years ago, he had been a butler of a nearby house.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro