grooming

Example Sentences

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Bonobos distributed their grooming time more evenly among group members, creating a more egalitarian social network.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

Trainor said the stigma against facial hair as unkempt and dirty is fading, calling it part of a broader trend of “greater informality in dress and grooming and speech.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

White said that in addition to better pay, the department needs to look at other strategies to recruit people, such as softening the department’s policies on uniforms and grooming.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

In 2024, he hired investigators after a former co-host was accused of grooming a teenager, with lawyers later finding the allegations were "without basis".

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

I looked over at Gay, who was grooming one of the cats.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter