How to Use upright piano in a Sentence

upright piano

noun

• 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
• 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
• Playing on an upright piano, the young country artist put all her heart in the song.
  — Billboard Staff, Billboard, 2 Sep. 2020
• 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
• On the right is the living room, which currently holds a full-size upright piano.
  — Boston.com Real Estate, 7 Sep. 2019
• 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 stage was nearly bare, save the upright piano facing the audience and two bright lamps.
  — Washington Post, 6 May 2022
• 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
• At age 10, the course of his life changed forever when an aunt gave the family an upright piano.
  — Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2017
• 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
• 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
• In the corner, an upright piano is buttressed by a stack of vintage Louis Vuitton trunks.
  — Chioma Nnadi, Vogue, 8 Feb. 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
• Outside his tent was one of the more unusual items at the encampment: An upright piano.
  — Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 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
• The lobby has been restored, with an upright piano in the corner, lush sofas and a large chandelier.
  — New York Times, 16 Apr. 2021
• During another song, Dun left the drum kit to join Joseph standing atop an upright piano.
  — Chris Varias, Cincinnati.com, 23 Oct. 2019
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• The hotel’s original 1902 Kimball upright piano is still used during live jams (held weekly) in the Blue Wing Saloon.
  — Ginny Prior, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Apr. 2018
• 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
• Performing at an upright piano, Bailey hit all the high notes and showcased her mastery of vibrato.
  — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 11 Aug. 2021
• Minchin’s strung-out, laughably named Lucky Flynn struggles to get a rickety old upright piano from one side of Australia to the other for reasons that remain unclear until the very last.
  — Alexis Gunderson, Vulture, 1 July 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
• Carlton reached out to the family — and to Yamaha — after viewing a video of Harding playing a made-up tune on the family’s upright piano, water lapping up around him.
  — Alex Stuckey, San Antonio Express-News, 29 Dec. 2017
• Among meaningful accessories that speak to his life story are Buddha and Ganesh statues, his Taylor guitar and an upright piano.
  — Lauren Beale, latimes.com, 13 July 2019
• Boott Cotton Mills factory’s clattering weave room has 88 mechanical looms, each the size of an upright piano.
  — John Bordsen, USA TODAY, 27 Oct. 2017
• Included in Wednesday's delivery were two grand pianos, four upright pianos, a drum set, violins, violas and a $5,000 check.
  — Melanie Feuk, Houston Chronicle, 25 Jan. 2018

Last Updated: 10 Nov 2024