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upholster

[uhp-hohl-ster, uh-pohl-] / ʌpˈhoʊl stər, əˈpoʊl- /
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It seems unfathomable that the German will not want to upholster his defence and attack, too, though.

From BBC Jan. 6, 2026

People in novels can and should be able to upholster their realities with art and films from this one.

From New York Times Apr. 23, 2021

Just the right fix we need to upholster favorite seating.

From Seattle Times Jan. 6, 2020

Why, in other words, should people believe elephants are in peril when you can legally upholster your car with their hides?

From National Geographic Dec. 20, 2017

Aunt Mary is of those worthy women who upholster themselves and dress their furniture, so everything in her home is rather fussy, lots of antimacassars and tidies and scarfs and that sort of thing.

From The Lightning Conductor Discovers America by Williamson, C. N. (Charles Norris)

TO THE Quechua-speaking subsistence farmers who live in the higher reaches of the Peruvian Andes, the sphagnum moss that upholsters the land near their villages is a nuisance.

From Economist Apr. 5, 2018

“I turn down more jobs than I can take,” said Turner, who upholsters high-end vehicles.

From Washington Times Feb. 16, 2018

He upholsters himself in his uniform, pockets his loupe and tweezers, rolls up his white gloves.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

As he upholsters his pipe with a stuffing of cut-plug, her master would have me observe that Belle's face is "dished" and that her eyes are free from wrinkles of surrounding fat.

From Seeds of Pine by Canuck, Janey

One after another, they gather up the thick carpet of white powder that upholsters the ground and send it broadcast over our shoulders!

From Under Fire: the story of a squad by Wray, Fitzwater

There are opulent chairs, upholstered in pale yellow; a black and white print of a trawler that nods to Hull's fishing heritage.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

I end my visit to Trump Doral sitting on a stool upholstered with burgundy leather and dark oak at Champions Bar and Grill, the central social club on the Trump Doral campus.

From Slate Jun. 2, 2026

Simpson’s in the Strand, a luxuriously upholstered eatery in the center of London, came up with its own version.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 1, 2026

Among the pieces available were a vintage chest, tables, and chair, antique mirrors, hand-knotted rugs, a striped fabric tuxedo sofa, upholstered wing back chairs, “lots of fun lamps and chandeliers,” and several leather chairs.

From MarketWatch May 18, 2026

The Hague gallery is furnished like the home of someone from the new wealthy middle class: with upholstered wooden furniture, fancy, well made, and ornate.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

They’ve got beautiful stools, striped upholstering, but they also have, you know, soaps and again incense, and just cute things.

From Los Angeles Times May 22, 2026

For the ultimate in softness, try upholstering the walls with fabric.

From Seattle Times Mar. 8, 2024

That said, all three might have exiled calamitous goalkeeper Mark Birighitti long before they did and Ross and Fox, at least, had some influence on the upholstering of the squad.

From BBC May 28, 2023

In fact, Ms. Viñas gave it a starring role, upholstering the lounge’s 12-foot-long banquette and a pair of rattan-framed poufs in an S. Harris fabric the company calls light green.

From New York Times May 4, 2021

The son of an architect and an artist, he worked his way through college, driving an ice-cream truck and upholstering theater seats.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times



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