How to Use upholsterer in a Sentence

upholsterer

noun
  • His dad had been an upholsterer, his mother a stay-at-home mom.
    — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 30 Nov. 2025
  • Don’t buy anything but a sample before choosing and consulting with an upholsterer.
    — Kelley Bruss, Dallas Morning News, 19 Jan. 2026
  • An army of polishers, painters, cleaners, plumbers, upholsterers, and even a piano tuner finished preparing her for the trip, and the crew got ready as well.
    — Doug Most august 20, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025
  • There are panel beaters, scrap metal sellers, upholsterers.
    — Kate Bartlett, NPR, 25 June 2026
  • If your piece has wood elements, your upholsterer will likely either have a restorer on their team or recommend someone to handle that part of the work.
    — Kelley Bruss, Dallas Morning News, 19 Jan. 2026
  • Another Zimbabwean, 55-year-old upholsterer Victor Sithole, came to South Africa decades ago.
    — Kate Bartlett, NPR, 25 June 2026
  • This area of the Oltrarno is one of huge contrasts where artisan workshops stand meters from the grand palazzi whose aristocratic owners once employed cabinet makers, picture framers, furniture painters, and upholsterers to decorate their opulent homes.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
  • According to an oral history recorded with Ross’ youngest daughter, sometime in the 1760s a young Elizabeth Griscom, who was born in 1752, joined a sister employed by Philadelphia upholsterer John Webster.
    — Marla Miller, The Conversation, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Betsy Ross, a 24-year-old upholsterer, is traditionally credited with sewing what many believe was the first American flag in the summer of 1776 after reportedly being approached by members of a flag committee that included George Washington.
    — Pete Cuddihy, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026

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