Example Sentences

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Gone was his earlier art-school peacockery, and in its stead came a mood more suited for white tuxedos, silk pocket squares, fat roses and videos that had him taking sullen rides in limousines.

From Washington Post • Nov. 20, 2020

You mistook him for no one else: the late, popular style was a faded fan, but it was still recognizably Bloom’s old peacockery.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 16, 2019

Between the bands and the booze enclosures, the crochet dresses and the flower garlands, dance music peacockery has established itself as a vital part of Coachella’s aesthetic.

From The Guardian • Apr. 12, 2016

Mr. Mulderig saw fit to gather and annotate them because they are very good — a curious mix of frivolity and erudition, peacockery and restraint.

From New York Times • Dec. 21, 2015

Mesa County Sheriff Stan Hilkey said Chapman engaged in "profit-driven peacockery" and disregarded public safety when he delivered the injured, pepper-sprayed 29-year-old fugitive to the county jail on Wednesday while TV cameras rolled.

From Reuters • Jul. 21, 2011