preen

Example Sentences

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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.

From The Wall Street Journal

Many were motionless, while others perched on rocks preening their feathers.

From Los Angeles Times

Maybe it’s happiest tucked into a cast-iron skillet, going golden and jammy while the showier types preen in their baskets.

From Salon