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At Forest Hills, everyone was primping and preening for the two big shows.

From Time Magazine Archive

Then he jumped from his chair and ran into the store, where the new retail customer was primping in front of the mirror.

From Potash & Perlmutter Their Copartnership Ventures and Adventures by Glass, Montague

Since she primps for a long time that means that this man was primping for a longer time and she saw him—you, that is—still at the sink of the corridor when she was leaving.

From An Apostate: Nawin of Thais by Sills, Steven (Steven David Justin)