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prance

[prans, prahns] / præns, prɑns /


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In the latter’s music video, Teasdale and Chambers unforgettably prance around in long, blue dresses while sporting lobster claw gloves.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2025

All the better to be able to wiggle, shimmy and prance your way around it.

From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2022

Also, is it really necessary for him to prance on top of the dugout in the ninth inning disrupting the view of the fans?

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 19, 2022

Take away the athletes and there would be no one to watch the despots of sport dress up in their blazers and prance through the opening ceremonies.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 13, 2021

He and his brothers no longer prance the tobacco and cotton fields at night.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

Near a resort pool and on a narrow balcony, she prances around in a variety of adorable outfits including a pair of custom bedazzled hot pink heel roller skates.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026

Mousseau said the team has grown close to some dogs, naming one Prancer because she excitedly prances around when she sees people.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 3, 2023

In The Unseen Queen, the BBC's beautiful documentary of family-filmed footage of the young princess, Lilibet prances and dances, pranks and laughs.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2022

And sometimes Mitski’s charming prances around the stage in her flowy dress or pantomimed door-knocking in “Should’ve Been Me” warranted a snapshot.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 29, 2022

I yell as she prances into the infield.

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen

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

It’s where Man o’ War, Seabiscuit, Secretariat and many others pranced to the winner’s circle.

From Seattle Times ● May 9, 2024

As a crowd of spectators cheered, some of the sheep pranced.

From New York Times ● Jan. 21, 2024

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

He pranced back to us, pleased with himself, and dutifully laid the turtle at our feet before shaking water all over us.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly

Hwang gathered along with 30 neighbours for a session in August, practising how to pay hospital bills at mock kiosks, patting a prancing robot dog, or asking their phones: "Gemini, tell me about tomorrow's weather."

From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026

He was prancing about and really getting into it.

From Salon ● Jul. 31, 2026

On May 14, almost exactly 43 years later, the track was No. 1 again, prancing to the top of Spotify’s global chart following the release of the biopic “Michael.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026

The beige and blue mosaic of a prancing bull surrounded by a coat of arms is meant to represent the city of Turin, which was the first capital of Italy.

From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026

“Probably all that prancing about as we came up to it,” said Chervil sourly.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams




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