well-upholstered
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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I was a customer of White Pony Tony’s, regularly settling into the well-upholstered stand he had in the window of McCormick & Schmick’s on K Street NW.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 15, 2022
The restaurant, accented with dark wood, is not quite as cozy with leather banquettes as some others in the group, but there’s a well-upholstered lounge on the lower level that will open in late September.
From New York Times ● Aug. 10, 2021
As ever on a Wednesday—no poor shots having yet been struck—Monty was in fine fettle as he settled into a suitably well-upholstered chair in front of his eager audience.
From Golf Digest ● Jul. 25, 2018
Traditional isn't really very specific but gives everyone a kind of well-upholstered, wood-panelled sense of well-being.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2013
Such a long ride in a well-sprung, well-upholstered carriage was also a novelty to her, a new experience which only with great difficulty I could persuade her to enjoy to the full.
From Betty Grier by Joseph Laing Waugh
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