Jeeves


A servant who appears in comic novels and short stories about the English upper classes by P. G. Wodehouse, a twentieth-century British author who spent most of his life in the United States.

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How to use Jeeves in a sentence

  • One of the rummy things about Jeeves is that, unless you watch like a hawk, you very seldom see him come into a room.

    My Man Jeeves | P. G. Wodehouse
  • So I sent Jeeves out to find a decent apartment, and settled down for a bit of exile.

    My Man Jeeves | P. G. Wodehouse
  • But it isn't only that Jeeves's judgment about clothes is infallible, though, of course, that's really the main thing.

    My Man Jeeves | P. G. Wodehouse
  • I didn't so much mind when he made me give up one of my new suits, because, Jeeves's judgment about suits is sound.

    My Man Jeeves | P. G. Wodehouse
  • Now tell me, old sport, as man to man, how does one get in touch with that very decent chappie Jeeves?

    My Man Jeeves | P. G. Wodehouse