How to Use upright piano in a Sentence
upright piano
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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
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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
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Playing on an upright piano, the young country artist put all her heart in the song.
—Billboard Staff, Billboard, 2 Sep. 2020
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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
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On the right is the living room, which currently holds a full-size upright piano.
—Boston.com Real Estate, 7 Sep. 2019
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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
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The stage was nearly bare, save the upright piano facing the audience and two bright lamps.
—Washington Post, 6 May 2022
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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
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At age 10, the course of his life changed forever when an aunt gave the family an upright piano.
—Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2017
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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
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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
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In the corner, an upright piano is buttressed by a stack of vintage Louis Vuitton trunks.
—Chioma Nnadi, Vogue, 8 Feb. 2023
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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
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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
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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
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The lobby has been restored, with an upright piano in the corner, lush sofas and a large chandelier.
—New York Times, 16 Apr. 2021
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During another song, Dun left the drum kit to join Joseph standing atop an upright piano.
—Chris Varias, Cincinnati.com, 23 Oct. 2019
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Performing at an upright piano, Bailey hit all the high notes and showcased her mastery of vibrato.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 11 Aug. 2021
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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