upholstery
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In this case, with damage to the interior of the car, insurance companies won’t just pay to repair the upholstery, they will pay to replace the entire seat, which is expensive.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2026
Jenner chose a similar shade for the upholstery in her home theater, revealing two rows of brown velvet chairs that she described as “yummy” in her caption.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 30, 2025
The Nappa leather upholstery comes in a choice of two colors, black and snow-white, what Mazda calls “Japanese premium.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 11, 2025
The Sport Prestige’s alpha-swagger is the intricately quilted Nappa leather upholstery, its puzzlework of seams outlined with contrasting piping and double stitching—an orange the company calls “Magma” but you may know better as “DOT Vest.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2025
Mice had built their nests in the soft, red upholstery.
From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke
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There are no fussy woods or sensitive upholsteries.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Textured fabrics and upholsteries in calming, neutral tones complement sleek, dark wood furniture and brushed stainless steel hardware throughout.
From Time Magazine Archive
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The upholsteries and rugs were more splendid than any that Cornelia had seen gracing the palace of Roman patrician.
From A Friend of Caesar A Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic. Time, 50-47 B.C. by Davis, William Stearns
The Spaniards made leather upholsteries of remarkable designs; they also ornamented boxes, trunks, and cases for knives and costly trinkets.
From Chats on Household Curios by Burgess, Fred. W. (Frederick William)
The drawing room alone was finished, and with its red satin upholsteries and excess of ornamentation and furniture it struck a decidedly false note.
From Four Short Stories By Emile Zola by Zola, Émile
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