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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

Luckett recently used a coral and cream buffalo check to upholster an ottoman in a little girl’s nursery, paired with floral draperies.

From Washington Post Jan. 11, 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

Sammy and Frenchy carried him down to the boat and lifted him on board, where they stretched him on the foot-boards which we had taken the precaution to upholster luxuriously with dried seaweed.

From Sweetapple Cove by Van Schaick, George

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

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

Midcentury modern chairs and an upholstered cat pillow from Carrie Bradshaw’s Gramercy townhouse.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 28, 2026

She squeezes the wheel of her white, eight-seat, leather- upholstered 2003 GMC Denali SUV “Go, people,” she pleads.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

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

She started in 1993 and finished the needlework last year, finally the upholstering in spring this year.

From BBC Oct. 18, 2019

DC’s turgid Extended Universe, overseen by Zack Snyder, sorely lacks this careful upholstering.

From The Guardian Dec. 15, 2017

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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