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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

That’s why they were in position to prance jubilantly off the field when Dunlap thwarted Garoppolo’s fourth-down, last-gasp effort to add to the litany of painful finishes for the Seahawks this season.

From Seattle Times Dec. 5, 2021

David Singleton’s vibrant choreography makes the most of the sparse cast, particularly when the actors prance around a pool table to the toe-tapper “The River Won’t Flow.”

From Washington Post Jul. 16, 2021

At times he’d be overcome by sudden ecstasy and prance about on high rocks, or skip along the limbs of trees, shouting meaningless syllables.

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig

But we come to love Ava’s BFF Danica, who prances into obvious death traps wearing flimsy silver mules.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 18, 2025

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

She prances about, swishing her gown left and right, beaming brighter than a morning-lantern as she waits for us to gush over her.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

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

Like Carrie’s playful tiptoe stride through the streets in heels, the show pranced around topics that, had it walked through them with intention, would have given the series traces of its former self.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 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

Jeudy pranced and preened in a squabble with Smith, the former Panthers star receiver and current NFL Network analyst, prior to the Broncos’ 19-8 loss at Kansas City last week.

From Seattle Times Oct. 20, 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

In some caves where enlightened paradise is depicted, it’s utopic: singers and dancers prancing in revelry.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

He was prancing about and really getting into it.

From Salon Jul. 31, 2026

Yet the brand with the prancing horse logo took several years before deciding to throw its hat into the all-electric ring.

From Barron's May 26, 2026

With Julie Allemand holding her knees and Kelsey Plum already prancing away, the ball kissed the rim twice more.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 16, 2025

When Mr. Lincoln wanted to know about the army, the real army, not those prancing dummies in gold braid, he turned to Private Trask.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck




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