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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

In a higher degree all kinds of literary work are indebted to that commerce of ideas between the minds of all nations, which fit up interiors more comfortably, and upholster them better than before.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 75, January, 1864 by Various

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 Janey Canuck

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 Fitzwater Wray

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

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 104-seat restaurant has walnut-paneled walls, booths upholstered in a dusty cocoa mohair and a jewel-box bar topped with original metal lamps designed by Breuer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026

The entire first floor was covered with carpeting to muffle the noise made by spectators, and the folding seats had been replaced with upholstered and consequently “soundless” chairs.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

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

By the 1950s, Chrysler was upholstering sedan seats in textured tweedy metallics by the Finnish-born designer Marianne Strengell.

From New York Times ● May 31, 2020

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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