peacock

He doesn’t peacock, he doesn’t preen; he is visibly angry with himself when he doesn’t produce.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

Tom Walne, or Farmer Tom as he is more affectionately known across Suffolk, said the peacock appeared at his farm near Copdock on Monday.

From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2026

As if to underline the point, he wore a medallion around his neck featuring NBC’s peacock logo.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026

This week, Rausch’s fellow Traitors, Housewives Candiace Dillard Bassett and Lisa Rinna, get to peacock in a massive crown and, for Rinna, a brooch as bewitching as it is deadly.

From Salon ● Jan. 28, 2026

His ornate turban changed colors, the folds cycling through peacock blues and sherbet oranges and butter yellows, while its tiny diamonds caught the moonlight.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

For all the talk about horses, the Kentucky Derby has a lot of peacocks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026

Sunset runs amid free-roaming peacocks and ghaf trees in a surprisingly rural area behind the skyscrapers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026

On the course, elaborate tombs of the city's past rulers poke through tangled trees that are home to peacocks, troops of monkeys and mongooses.

From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2025

Of the four remaining peacocks, one has several tail feathers missing, indicating that someone may have attempted to snatch him, said Nielsen.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2025

“Anne,” she said, “I think I’m going gaga. What’s the name of that pub with the river terrace and the peacocks? Where is it?”

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman

In a choreographic sequence during the final seconds of his program, Malinin peacocked to the fans—and judges—with the kind of daring maneuver that’s more common on snow than ice.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 2026

Charles’s coronation was a full-color spectacle, showing off the peacocked glory of British tradition and the bells and whistles of 21st-century TV.

From New York Times ● May 6, 2023

Stone-faced men in suits with badges pinned to their belts peacocked around.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2022

Nothing about the way that pair peacocked their way around Augusta National Golf Club during Saturday’s third round indicated they have any intention of allowing those behind them in on their personal tournament.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 7, 2018

At once he had endeavored to satisfy old Gamewell by telling him the story of the peacocked arrow.

From Robin Hood by Wyeth, N. C. (Newell Convers)

No peacocking and no polyester are among them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026

The cast is uniformly excellent, including the peacocking Washington, chewing the scenery, and the soulful Mescal, looking like the statue of David come to life in fierce, brutal form.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2024

The Guardian's Rebecca Nicholson described it as "peacocking, mesmerising television" in her four-star review, but did warn the show was "demanding drama, to be approached with care and focus".

From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2024

It was a novel turn for an artist venerated for his dexterity, his peacocking, his exuberance, his progressivism.

From New York Times ● Feb. 2, 2024

One or two returned to the village wearing coney-seal coats, and peacocking into church with bold eyes challenging attention from wounded heroes.

From The Soul of Susan Yellam by Vachell, Horace Annesley