Example Sentences

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The investor story is not robot butlers or science-fiction spectacle — it is production costs.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

For something like robot butlers, the market is farther off, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

They have music playing and very snazzily dressed butlers.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2025

Some offer "ski butlers" to ferry guests to and from the slopes, carry the skis, and even help put on their boots.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2025

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

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock