scullery

Example Sentences

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"It'd be nice for me to do something completely different. I'd love to do a comedy or I'd like to be a scullery maid in the kitchens in a period drama."

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

Dunk and Egg’s camaraderie fits the same tradition, proposing scullery maids can become queens.

From Salon • Feb. 23, 2026

Back when we first went five years ago, there were two levels, one of which involved schlepping your own snacks from the lobby like a “Downton Abbey” scullery maid.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 9, 2023

Creaky, cozy and atmospheric, it has wide-plank floors covered in rush matting, a scullery with a Belfast sink skirted with linen and a cabinet that once held powdered wigs.

From New York Times • Mar. 16, 2021

“It belonged to Ella, and will fit her alone, whether she is a scullery maid or a duchess.”

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine