prink

Example Sentences

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"Yew 'spect me tew go an' prink up fer a sudden death?" thundered Abraham.

From Old Lady Number 31 by Forsslund, Louise

"I'll give you fifteen minutes to prink up in," the Doctor told them; and away they scampered, Polly halting by David's cot long enough to wish he "were going too."

From Polly of the Hospital Staff by Dowd, Emma C.

"If I took as much time to prink as you do I believe I could fuss myself up to look like something."

From The Bachelors A Novel by Orcutt, William Dana

When I descend Towards their brink I stand, and look, And stoop, and drink, And bathe my wings, And chink and prink.

From Moments of Vision and Miscellaneous Verses by Hardy, Thomas

Many mourn; many think It is not unattractive to prink Them in sable for heroes.

From Old and New Masters by Lynd, Robert