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
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
A shot of a competitor with a particularly well-upholstered mid-region was accompanied by the intelligence "Steve Tucker there, they call him Buddha".
From The Guardian ● Jul. 15, 2012
Never before have I crossed fences as sound, as seductive, it was like jumping large and well-upholstered Chesterfield sofas; Chesterfieldian also were the manners of Flavin's bay.
From Further Experiences of an Irish R.M. by Ross, Martin
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