preened
Example Sentences
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Sporting a flipped bouffant hairstyle and a floral wiggle dress that harked back to the 1967 film “Valley of the Dolls,” she’s not just immaculately preened for her inaugural L.A.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 4, 2023
Hagler’s Marvelous nickname was bestowed by a Lowell, Mass., journalist when he fought there as an amateur and preened in the ring, emulating Muhammad Ali.
From New York Times • Mar. 13, 2021
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
He preened, even as the rumbles of the Maafa smashing against the Golden Crescent shook the room.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
