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How to use preen in a sentence

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It's not there to make it easier for them to strut and preen on Sunday morning televised gabfests.
The Commons' order paper is cluttered with meaningless early day motions that allow MPs to do nothing but posture and preen.
This louse is the only common parasite on satin bowerbirds, and it is found mainly around the head and eyes where birds cannot easily preen.
Ducks frequently hauled out onto rocks to rest and preen, and we read as many tarsal bands as possible during each survey.
If these substances come into contact with bird feathers they are impossible for the bird to preen or wash out.
Inside, in one of the mirrored and gilded rooms that glitter and preen like a self-conscious jewel casket, is warmer.
Beach boys and babes stretch and preen and wait to catch the next, best wave.
With hundreds of new feathers regenerating, the bird must preen constantly.
They strut for the cheerleaders, perform one-arm push-ups for the crowd, and preen for the cameras.
You primp, you preen, you eat just right enough to get that bathing suit to hang just so.
A third factor is that subtle effects of preen oil may not be detectable in captive birds.
Kingfishers generally preen frequently, and anting has been observed in at least one species of kookaburra.
They wriggle their claws in the dirt, fluff out their feathers, and preen themselves.
Once there he would preen himself and settle down quite quietly, giving my hair an affectionate tweak from time to time.
The penguins ingest the oil as they preen their feathers, which changes the birds' immune systems, making them more vulnerable to disease.
The contestants primp and preen, surrounded by clucking coteries of friends and parents.
Rather than preen about whether he could win, Christie considered whether he should win.
By blowing small matters out of proportion and encouraging vain politicians to perform and preen, they help to trivialize the law-making process.
Second, it does not produce big shiny factories for politicians to preen themselves in front of.
That choice may influence Anglo-Saxon investors, more than any effort to preen France's image.
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Examples from Classical Literature
A hoatzin which may have been crouched close to the slain bird would continue to preen its plumage without a glance downward.
It is these on which they preen themselves, these by which they judge and condemn others.
But when they got indoors, Mr. preen let loose the vials of his wrath upon Oliver.
Shape, file and preen your nails with the new manicure set from 17 that keeps all your tools in one safe place.
Birds protect their feathers by preening them with the secretions of the preen gland.
A penny hain'd's a penny clear, and a preen a-day's a groat a-year.
He that winna lout and lift a preen will ne'er be worth a groat.
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