How to Use scullery in a Sentence

scullery

noun
  • There’s also a large dining room, a chef’s kitchen, and a scullery kitchen.
    — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Sneaking around like a scullery maid feels like a big ask on a spenny weekend break.
    — Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 2 June 2026
  • The oldest parts of the house are the kitchen, scullery, dining room, and library.
    — Pilar Viladas, Town & Country, 8 Feb. 2016
  • The kitchen is a mash-up of English scullery and French bakery.
    — Barbara King, House Beautiful, 15 May 2013
  • Lang was a débutante—a métier that has gone the way of the duellist and the scullery maid.
    — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Then she’s demoted to a kind of scullery maid, milking the cows and sweeping the floors.
    — Peter Debruge, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
  • The kitchen connects to a scullery with a second dishwasher, warmer oven and extra storage.
    — Dallas News, 24 Oct. 2020
  • Sinks From the laundry room and bathroom to the scullery and kitchen, every sink in every space can be a source of mold.
    — Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Across from the scullery, a walk-in pantry keeps small appliances and kitchenware from Wayfair within reach.
    — Carisha Swanson, House Beautiful, 15 Nov. 2022
  • Joan enters the royal orbit via the scullery of a nearby French army garrison.
    — Maureen Corrigan, WSJ, 5 Aug. 2022
  • The oversized eat-in kitchen sits adjacent to the walk-in scullery and pantry, plus a large wine room to protect your treasured vintages.
    — Carisha Swanson, House Beautiful, 15 Nov. 2022
  • According to Hackl, a dirty kitchen can also be called a back kitchen, secondary kitchen, working kitchen, or scullery.
    — Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Apr. 2025
  • Imelda Staunton played the cook with Kelly Macdonald as a scullery maid.
    — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 29 Nov. 2024
  • There’s also a separate scullery and a mud room that doesn’t leave the four-legged residents without a bit of luxury.
    — Mark David, Robb Report, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Anna and her older sister, Maria, sleep in a one-window cell off the scullery barely large enough for a horsehair pallet.
    — Seija Rankin, EW.com, 22 Jan. 2021
  • More Television Reviews Where Robyn goes, early on, is the scullery.
    — John Anderson, WSJ, 8 Dec. 2020
  • DuVall says a secondary kitchen (sometimes called a prep kitchen or a scullery) is also increasingly desired.
    — Mary Grace Granados special Contributor, Dallas Morning News, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Life in nineteenth-century Canada was nothing short of brutal for a poor girl from abroad, a series of debasements and scullery work.
    — Rachel Syme, New Republic, 3 Nov. 2017
  • When possible, move countertop appliances into a scullery, pantry, or cupboard.
    — Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Feb. 2026
  • One is technically a scullery (a sort of second kitchen with additional appliances and counter space) and the other is a butler’s pantry.
    — Lia Picard, WSJ, 15 Dec. 2022
  • Especially during the holidays, as home cooks log overtime in the scullery, this indispensable tool is never far from hand.
    — Marni Jameson, orlandosentinel.com, 18 Dec. 2020
  • Ashley Biscan, the trend and design expert for Floor & Decor, points out that prep kitchens and sculleries have already picked up steam.
    — Madeline Bilis, The Spruce, 30 May 2026
  • Her mother supported the family by giving piano lessons; Eszter served as a housekeeper and scullery maid.
    — Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Her mother supported the family by giving piano lessons; Eszter served as a housekeeper and scullery maid.
    — Anne Fadiman, Harper’s Magazine , 1 Mar. 2023
  • As far as they are concerned, Amelia is just the scullery maid and the older woman is aghast that Sherlock would communicate with her directly.
    — Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2025
  • Class Travon Lee prefers the redesign over the current system with separate containers for scullery, cooking and serving.
    — Gidget Fuentes, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Like the scullery maid who becomes a princess, or the stablehand who becomes a prince, the Castle at Forest Glen didn’t begin life as a castle.
    — John Kelly, Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2018
  • In addition to prep spaces, the scullery boasts a drink fridge, so the family can grab refreshments without visiting the kitchen's main refrigerator.
    — Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, 27 Apr. 2020
  • The couple experienced great financial hardship, and Wheatley eventually found work as a scullery maid.
    — Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Sep. 2023
  • The stately homes, once bustling with footmen and undergardeners and scullery maids, are now financial black holes, draining the remainder of a family’s savings.
    — Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 14 Nov. 2020

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