prance
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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
Some people take this stuff way too seriously and kind of prance around the ring.
From Salon • Apr. 23, 2024
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
“I do like dressing up and wearing full makeup. Because who doesn’t want to prance through the woods and feel like a woman fairy? But some of it is definitely about looking super-approachable,” she said.
From New York Times • Jul. 30, 2021
In his mind’s eye, he watched a parade of Crabbes and Goyles prance past, all transformed into girls.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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