preened
Example Sentences
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He preened, he hugged, he shook hands and hobnobbed with legends and politicians.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2024
While that character, Fleur, primped and preened for an imagined camera as if on a livestream, she bragged about her “social media fluency” on an address to a “royal hiring academy.”
From New York Times ● Oct. 5, 2023
He preened about how scientific experts marveled at his grasp of the complex details of virology and the way supposedly awestruck doctors asked, "How do you know so much?"
From Salon ● Apr. 15, 2020
Another activist, Joy Villa, preened in the background in a floor-length red gown emblazoned with the word “freedom.”
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 11, 2019
The emotion of years of unfulfilled longing preened in their voices.
From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison
