Example Sentences

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I could see his wild imagination at work and his interest in being an entertainer as he pranced around the house doing Elvis impersonations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 2025

Pretty soon, Syd, with his funny feet, hockey stick legs, thick swishy tail, and ballerina-like moves, pranced down hallways and welcomed outsiders into his new neighborhood.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2025

Ramirez’s 4-year-old daughter - who pranced behind her mother, blowing bubbles and popping the ones that landed in her brown curls - has a lung condition.

From Washington Times • Dec. 24, 2023

Rewatching footage of her son bursting with youthful exuberance as he pranced on a soccer field, Fida Zalabani refuses to believe he tried to kill anyone.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 31, 2023

The boy from High- garden did something with his legs, and his horse pranced sideways, nimble as a dancer.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin