Example Sentences

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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

Like her mother, she became an expert at upholstering furniture and a skilled artist.

From BBC • Jul. 4, 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