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
When Mathis fell in love with the Southwest design of a rug, he used the fabric to upholster an armchair in his sitting room.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 13, 2024
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
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
The painters paint, the upholsterers upholster, and the carpenters carpent precisely when and as I wish.
From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 3, September 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy 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
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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
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
In its place there now stood a massive chair, upholstered in red and with designs carved thickly into its legs and arms.
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
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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
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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