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

So until it gets fleshed out, they borrow from the boys and primp it up just a little.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 6, 2019

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

A Lee cousin primped up slightly wilted heads of lettuce the way a girl primps a loose finger wave.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck

It’s my mother’s bathroom as I sit on the toilet seat and watch her getting ready for hours and hours, primping things I didn’t know could be primped.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

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

“You can’t wear your hair down in a sequin dress,” a voice echoed through a corridor backstage, while fixtures of New York’s ballroom scene primped and prepared.

From New York Times ● Mar. 11, 2019

Rather than any of the 57 goldens entered this year, the best in show bowl is more likely to wind up with a wired wire fox terrier or a perfectly primped poodle.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 10, 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

But several others, including the United Airlines and Fourth and Vine buildings, are there for the primping in the Regrade.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 12, 2021

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

After primping, my sister followed the trail of graduation caps to the field, and we all found our way to the bleachers.

From "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky