fop
Example Sentences
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Creel, infusing every line reading with delectable originality, plays the Prince as a preening fop who excuses his behavior by explaining to Cinderella late in the musical that he’s meant to be charming, not sincere.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2023
It led to him being described as a "red-socked fop" by Labour's former deputy prime minister John Prescott.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2022
The arch verse no less than the ruffs and pantaloons too often turn Cyrano into a preening fop, which is exactly what he isn’t.
From New York Times ● Apr. 14, 2022
The Big 12 was next with four teams, though it marked the second straight week the league didn't have at least one team in the fop five.
From Fox News ● Feb. 7, 2022
Wasn’t he really a snob, and a fop, and frivolous on serious occasions, as she had once told him during a quarrel?
From "Abel's Island" by William Steig
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