Examples of valet in a Sentence
Rich Lowry, National Review, 28 Nov. 2023
The valet tray box comes with a magnetic swivel lid for easy opening.
—Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2023
Last year, the proposal was revised to have 135 rooms with 32-45 underground parking spaces and 66 valet spaces needed.
—Stacy Ryburn, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2023
But the most illogical valet vibe is the mall valet.
—Dave Schilling, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2023
His valet, Walt Nauta, and a Mar-a-Lago property manager, Carlos de Oliveira, are also charged in the case for allegedly moving boxes housing the sensitive documents in and out of a storage room in an effort to conceal them from FBI investigators.
—Tori Otten, The New Republic, 3 Nov. 2023
Beyond valet and cocktails were amenities like shuttle service, a golf course, private marina, movie theater, cruiser bikes, pool and spa.
—Marlise Kast-Myers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Oct. 2023
The proposal the council saw Tuesday had a building with 110-115 rooms and 54 valet spaces needed.
—Stacy Ryburn, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2023
In addition to airfare, all trips with Regent Seven Seas come with perks like free unlimited shore excursions, unlimited internet access, free valet laundry, included gratuities, and more.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2023
Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2023
Through a program approved by the Downtown Development Board, the city would cover the cost to valet your vehicle between 5:30 and 9 p.m. if the customer is eating at a participating restaurant.
—Ryan Gillespie, Orlando Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2023
At night, diners can pull up on Fairfax just north of Wilshire and valet their cars for dinner or drinks.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 8 Dec. 2021
Those dining at Vinsetta Garage currently have to valet park or find street parking.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 6 Jan. 2020
There are limited free parking spots on site, but guests can valet their car for the day for $30.
—Catie Wegman, sun-sentinel.com, 9 July 2019
Roughly 100 Carpenter agents and staff members volunteer to make the Golf Classic a reality, checking in golfers, valeting cars, and helping organize and set up for the day.
—Stacey McKenna, Indianapolis Star, 6 June 2019
The following morning, Hawk walked the streets of L.A. searching for Spencer’s car; it had been valeted at a restaurant instead of the hotel.
—Jacob Feldman, SI.com, 2 July 2018
In 2016, Volvo announced a trial concierge service that allows Bay Area S90 and XC90 owners to get their cars refueled, serviced, or valeted through a smartphone app.
—Valentina Palladino, Ars Technica, 24 Apr. 2018
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Word History
Noun
Middle English vadlet, valet, varlet "male servant, groom, knight's attendant," borrowed from Anglo-French, "young man of noble birth serving a lord, boy, servant," going back to Gallo-Romance *vassellittus, diminutive of *vassellus, diminutive of early Medieval Latin vassus "serf, servant, vassal" — more at vassal
Noun
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1b
Verb
1840, in the meaning defined above
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“Valet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/valet. Accessed 9 Dec. 2023.
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