upholster
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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
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
Now, he’s the staff upholster at an elegant New York hotel.
From New York Times ● Aug. 18, 2017
He could upholster furniture, make wax flowers, paper walls, embroider with hair, and paint plates.
From The Grandee by Palacio Valdés, Armando
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
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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
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
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
Plush toy versions of his cats and monkey characters sit on recently upholstered matte orange, cream and red booths.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
The four of them waited for the train at a table covered with a white tablecloth, sitting in heavy chairs upholstered in crimson.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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They do upholstering, but they have a lot of cute little tchotchkes.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026
For the ultimate in softness, try upholstering the walls with fabric.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 8, 2024
But he’s still there each Tuesday, laying out fabric swatches to advertise his upholstering services, and to socialize with the people he grew up with.
From New York Times ● Feb. 4, 2022
Like her mother, she became an expert at upholstering furniture and a skilled artist.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2020
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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