preen
Example Sentences
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In a moment with Colin Farrell as his preening son, Duvall is shocked and disappointed by how things are being handled.
From Los Angeles Times
She constantly touches her hair and adjusts her makeup like a swan preening in the sunshine.
From Literature
When the dragon had finally sated its hunger, it sat on Jeremy's desk, preening its scales with its beaky nose.
From Literature
But it’s tricky to maintain a balance between eliciting sympathy for the central duo and making sport of them, in all their preening garishness.
Many were motionless, while others perched on rocks preening their feathers.
From Los Angeles Times
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