prance

Example Sentences

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The kids prance around the yard quoting “Macbeth” a decade before he’ll stage it and Mescal gets to recite a “Hamlet” soliloquy as a little treat.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

Somewhere between Jacob Riis and Charlie Chaplin, Murillo offers a knowing but escapist prance through need.

From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2023

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

I prance from rack to rack, I preen.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich