How to Use upright piano in a Sentence

upright piano

noun
  • Playing on an upright piano, the young country artist put all her heart in the song.
    — Billboard Staff, Billboard, 2 Sep. 2020
  • Mary’s hand will reach out of one of the mirrors to play a nearby upright piano.
    — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The upright piano and the kitchen table had rings of white marking the water’s rise.
    — Christopher Maag and Aamer Madhani, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2017
  • On the right is the living room, which currently holds a full-size upright piano.
    — Boston.com Real Estate, 7 Sep. 2019
  • There’s even a music parlor, should the two of you feel the urge to burst into song on the upright piano.
    — Ashlea Halpern, Marie Claire, 5 May 2021
  • His life changed when his father pulled up in his truck one day and presented him a dark-wood, upright piano.
    — Hillel Italie, Chron, 29 Oct. 2022
  • Hudson/Claire plunks a few notes on the funky upright piano to echo the song’s iconic bass riff.
    — Hugh Hart, IndieWire, 29 Dec. 2025
  • He was built like an upright piano through the shoulders, and had a thick mustache that drooped over his upper lip.
    — Skip Hollandsworth, Esquire, 5 Apr. 2016
  • Out of one end juts a red velvet chair; out of the other, an upright piano, some of its keys covered in dirt.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 21 Sep. 2019
  • The centerpiece of the space is an eight-harness wooden loom the size of an upright piano.
    — Aileen Kwun, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2021
  • The stage was nearly bare, save the upright piano facing the audience and two bright lamps.
    — Washington Post, 6 May 2022
  • In one, goldfish rain down on an upright piano topped with a set of dentures in a drinking glass and flanked by buckets of paint.
    — Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 29 Oct. 2022
  • Decked out with a couch, rugs, mood lighting, sound equipment and an upright piano, this garage is designed for making noise.
    — Catherine Womack, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2023
  • Today, an upright piano and Roland keyboard share pride of place in her home recording studio.
    — Walden Green, Pitchfork, 13 Mar. 2026
  • At age 10, the course of his life changed forever when an aunt gave the family an upright piano.
    — Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2017
  • Orton was stopped in her tracks by an upright piano, a rinky-dink hand-me-down that even the shopkeeper cautioned against buying.
    — Matthew Richards, Chicago Tribune, 7 Nov. 2022
  • The lobby has been restored, with an upright piano in the corner, lush sofas and a large chandelier.
    — New York Times, 16 Apr. 2021
  • In the corner, an upright piano is buttressed by a stack of vintage Louis Vuitton trunks.
    — Chioma Nnadi, Vogue, 8 Feb. 2023
  • During another song, Dun left the drum kit to join Joseph standing atop an upright piano.
    — Chris Varias, Cincinnati.com, 23 Oct. 2019
  • His discovery of an upright piano became a pivotal point in his journey into music.
    — Essence, 16 Mar. 2026
  • The rising producer began making music at the age of four on an upright piano in her parents’ basement.
    — Neena Rouhani, Billboard, 10 Feb. 2023
  • Her mother, an accomplished pianist, brought an upright piano to the third floor and filled the unfinished wood walls throughout the house with books.
    — E.b. Solomont, WSJ, 12 May 2022
  • Performing at an upright piano, Bailey hit all the high notes and showcased her mastery of vibrato.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 11 Aug. 2021
  • The second set opened with Keys in a gray version of her outfit sitting alone again at a transparent upright piano at the top of the staircase.
    — cleveland, 16 July 2023
  • Quite a few of the furnishings come from her family’s house in France, like the comfy wingback chair and the upright piano in the open living room.
    — Wendy Goodman, The Cut, 18 Oct. 2017
  • The new upright piano ordered by Al amplifies the sense that the joint is turning into a home away from home as well as a base of operations.
    — Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 23 Dec. 2021
  • Inside the bright, two-story building, the common areas were graceful and warm—a china cabinet here, an upright piano there.
    — Yasmin Rafiei, The New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2022
  • There is a music room with an upright piano, wind-up gramophone and the collected lyrics of Bob Dylan—a perfect touch for the pop star.
    — Ruchira Sharma, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 June 2026
  • The arresting cover image of the new album features a photo of the singer-pianist playing an upright piano that's sitting in the bed of a pickup truck.
    — Chrissie Dickinson, chicagotribune.com, 14 Nov. 2019
  • An upright piano, several music stands, and a Gretsch drum set were globbed together in a tiny, all-white room that could pass for a sanitarium.
    — Jane Bua, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025

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