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

Regent Seven Seas Cruises is launching a ship in December that offers a two-story suite with a private massage room, a bar facing the ocean and a butler to unpack suitcases or deliver caviar.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 18, 2026

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