Butterfield

/ (ˈbʌtəˌfiːld) /

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noun

William . 1814–1900, British architect of the Gothic Revival; his buildings include Keble College, Oxford (1870) and All Saints, Margaret Street, London (1849–59)

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Words nearby Butterfield

buttercup, buttercup family, buttercup squash, butterfat, butterfat cheque, Butterfield, butterfingers, butterfish, butterflies, butterflies in one's stomach, butterfly

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How to use Butterfield in a sentence

On that fateful Friday, July 13th, Sanders joined Democratic staff investigator Scott Armstrong in questioning Butterfield.
How Nixon’s Recording System Was Exposed|Eleanor Clift|August 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He had asked Butterfield, a former Deputy Assistant to President Nixon, if there was a recording system in the White House.
How Nixon’s Recording System Was Exposed|Eleanor Clift|August 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
After Mrs. Butterfield retreats upstairs, she goes to have sex with her husband, only to realize that Jade has her diaphragm.
What the New ‘Endless Love’s Fireplace Sex Scene Is Missing|Sujay Kumar|February 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When David visits a freshly-divorced Mrs. Butterfield in Manhattan, she confesses to her own endless love.
What the New ‘Endless Love’s Fireplace Sex Scene Is Missing|Sujay Kumar|February 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Hugo Cabret (Asa Butterfield) is a young orphan/inventor living within the walls of a Paris train station in the 1930s.
'The Descendants,' 'The Muppets,' and Other Thanksgiving Movies to See or Skip|Marlow Stern|November 24, 2011|DAILY BEAST
It was six o'clock when Genevieve suddenly remembered Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Butterfield.
The Sunbridge Girls at Six Star Ranch|Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman) Porter
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Butterfield were two friends of Mrs. Kennedy's not very far from sixty years old.
The Sunbridge Girls at Six Star Ranch|Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman) Porter
Seven minutes later Mr. Thomas Butterfield had Mrs. Kennedy at the other end of the wire.
The Sunbridge Girls at Six Star Ranch|Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman) Porter
Wall, he got work in the cannin' fact'ry over on the Butterfield road, 'n' then he fell in with the Maddoxes.
The Village Watch-Tower|(AKA Kate Douglas Riggs) Kate Douglas Wiggin
Mrs. Butterfield lived in Portland, but spent her summers in Edgewood on account of her chickens.
The Village Watch-Tower|(AKA Kate Douglas Riggs) Kate Douglas Wiggin