grooming

Example Sentences

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Do you have any grooming or ritual or skin care rituals?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

To investigate how great apes manage their social lives, researchers examined social grooming behavior in 24 groups of chimpanzees and bonobos.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

The learning review was carried out by a panel of experts and supported by Professor Alexis Jay, known for work on a grooming gangs report in England.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

White said that in addition to better pay, the department needs to look at other strategies to recruit people, such as softening the department’s policies on uniforms and grooming.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

It surprised him that Chief was something of a fop, with his air of fussy grooming: nails manicured and shiny, black velvet slippers at his feet, a diamond cross around his neck.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie