primp
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Contestants primp and pose for what they think will be selfies, never suspecting that to those running the game, they’re just a face and a number.
From Salon ● Dec. 26, 2024
So until it gets fleshed out, they borrow from the boys and primp it up just a little.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 6, 2019
Pardew was hired with a brief to unlock the talents of some ambitious signings, relax his players, primp the brand.
From The Guardian ● May 12, 2018
The ladies smiled and pretended to primp their hair, like Betty Boops of the Regency.
From Slate ● Mar. 6, 2018
Not to primp, comb his hair, shave, or to practice sneering.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
That’s a lot of what hairstylist Kayla Gowell hears as she snips, sprays, primps and blow-dries.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 17, 2024
Grant's Sir Walter Elliot vainly primps in sheer delight, but doesn't have screen time to save everyone in this story.
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2022
Sally primps before the mirror, though I do not.
From New York Times ● Feb. 20, 2014
Stage Note: Quinn applies Telescopic Explosion Mascara and primps in front of the mirror.
From BusinessWeek ● Oct. 14, 2010
A Lee cousin primped up slightly wilted heads of lettuce the way a girl primps a loose finger wave.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
He didn’t look like the 2,500 perfectly primped pooches around him.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 14, 2021
In campaign materials, Campoverdi was a natural, flashing a smile with her head held high, her silky brown hair primped just right.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2019
“You can’t wear your hair down in a sequin dress,” a voice echoed through a corridor backstage, while fixtures of New York’s ballroom scene primped and prepared.
From New York Times ● Mar. 11, 2019
In a scruffy prefab at West Ham United’s training ground a bunch of unlikely lads are being primped and primed for a glamorous photo shoot.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 14, 2017
Lian primped, using a tiny comb to make sure her bangs were perfect.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
The drama approaches dark farce as Madame flings around her bedroom in a frenzy of dressing and primping.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
Yet clipping is a far more clearcut action than "primping."
From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2021
Even before wrapping up the most glamorous season of the year, workers say that business is down by as much as two-thirds, while the regulars primping themselves with scrubs or treatments have virtually disappeared.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2021
The panoramic painting reveals a complex beauty-salon scene with primping customers, busy stylists and tiny children, all rendered in Marshall’s trademark, very black skin tones.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 14, 2018
While primping in the mirror, I heard Aunt Sophie come in.
From "Ghost" by Jason Reynolds
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