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

“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

Stewart gave up bread and pasta, took Pilates classes and was flown to the Dominican Republic, where she was coiffed and primped and handed a few designer bathing suits to try on for size.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 17, 2023

As stylist Jonny Levi, a family friend, primped Marlies post-surgery at her home in Magnolia, blond was suggested for Frei, who wanted to do something.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 27, 2023

“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

And in isolation it really is a wonderfully seductive wash-job, unprecedented in its beauty, every surface primped and preened and buffed.

From The Guardian ● Nov. 24, 2018

Hazel and Etta loaned her the clothes to wear and primped her to look nice.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

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

The film begins on an exultant note, with a bravura traveling shot following Alana down a line of junior high-schoolers waiting to have their yearbook photographs taken, offering a mirror for last-minute primping.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 21, 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

While primping in the mirror, I heard Aunt Sophie come in.

From "Ghost" by Jason Reynolds