Example Sentences

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While that character, Fleur, primped and preened for an imagined camera as if on a livestream, she bragged about her “social media fluency” on an address to a “royal hiring academy.”

From New York Times • Oct. 5, 2023

So if you happen to raise an orphan like we did with Alfie, that desire to be preened is very relatable.

From Salon • Oct. 1, 2023

Sporting a flipped bouffant hairstyle and a floral wiggle dress that harked back to the 1967 film “Valley of the Dolls,” she’s not just immaculately preened for her inaugural L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 4, 2023

The performances viewers see are not mimed to a studio recording that was made in advance and preened to perfection with editing.

From BBC • Sep. 8, 2021

The cinnamon teal waddled onto the bank and preened its feathers.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer