primp

Contestants primp and pose for what they think will be selfies, never suspecting that to those running the game, they’re just a face and a number.

From Salon ● Dec. 26, 2024

Q: I see other celebrities on Instagram and they'll primp themselves and be all done up.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 29, 2021

Pardew was hired with a brief to unlock the talents of some ambitious signings, relax his players, primp the brand.

From The Guardian ● May 12, 2018

The ladies smiled and pretended to primp their hair, like Betty Boops of the Regency.

From Slate ● Mar. 6, 2018

Not to primp, comb his hair, shave, or to practice sneering.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

That’s a lot of what hairstylist Kayla Gowell hears as she snips, sprays, primps and blow-dries.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 17, 2024

Grant's Sir Walter Elliot vainly primps in sheer delight, but doesn't have screen time to save everyone in this story.

From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2022

The baritone Keith Phares brings a virile voice and deadpan comedic gifts to Maximilian, Cunegonde’s self-absorbed brother, who primps constantly to maintain his reputation as the handsomest young man in the realm.

From New York Times ● Jan. 9, 2017

Stage Note: Quinn applies Telescopic Explosion Mascara and primps in front of the mirror.

From BusinessWeek ● Oct. 14, 2010

“Well”—the Doctorita shrugs—“either way, she’s definitely becoming a teenager, the way she primps in front of a mirror for an hour before she goes out. Even to buy a bag of eggs!”

From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau

“You don’t even have to get up and get dressed and get yourself all primped up. You just put on your headset. I’m legit in pajamas right now.”

From New York Times ● Oct. 7, 2022

He didn’t look like the 2,500 perfectly primped pooches around him.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 14, 2021

With the crowd at Madison Square Garden chanting for Daniel the popular golden retriever, judge Bob Slay instead picked the perfectly primped and poised black poodle Tuesday night.

From Washington Times ● Feb. 12, 2020

A giant schnauzer is meticulously primped and primed on a grooming table while a half-submerged Newfoundland is scrubbed in an elevated bathtub.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 12, 2019

Mrs. Ogletree even primped her boy Georgie, whom she’d gadded up in a green velvet Little Lord Fauntleroy suit.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly

The drama approaches dark farce as Madame flings around her bedroom in a frenzy of dressing and primping.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026

Yet clipping is a far more clearcut action than "primping."

From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2021

Even before wrapping up the most glamorous season of the year, workers say that business is down by as much as two-thirds, while the regulars primping themselves with scrubs or treatments have virtually disappeared.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2021

Think of all the practicing and primping that went into the acts, not to mention the lighting-quick costume changes and gravity-defying stunts.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 31, 2018

While the two girls continued primping and posing for the camera, Dr. Zinchenko came back on-screen to quickly rattle off some final words.

From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein