I watched the heron preen its feathers as it stood in the pond. From LearnThat.org.
I don't cite Ernesto to brag well, maybe to "preen". From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-03-01] Reference
When birds "preen" and try to remove the oil, they can swallow it and be poisoned. From Wordnik.com. [Scientists watch for environmental effects of Gulf of Mexico oil spill] Reference
Liffey swim down here sometimes to preen themselves. From Wordnik.com. [Ulysses] Reference
Whenever the singin 'began ye wudda heard a preen fa'. From Wordnik.com. [My Man Sandy] Reference
All girls like to primp and preen just like their moms. From Wordnik.com. [The DC Damsel: A Mother's Day Manicure] Reference
When they're trying to preen that oil off of their legs. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 26, 2008] Reference
Singe invited herself into my office to preen and gossip. From Wordnik.com. [Angry Lead Skies]
He doesn't shout or preen, and he even shows flashes of humor. From Wordnik.com. [Pachacutec: Libby Trial: Who's Your Daddy?] Reference
But it seems the impulse to preen can be just too irresistible. From Wordnik.com. [Jill Brooke: Becoming the Top Dog: How to One Up and Down Up] Reference
Prison's loss might seem our gain if Spitz didn't preen so nakedly. From Wordnik.com. [Andrew Cuomo and the Incredible Industry-Wide Mortgage Fraud Investigation] Reference
When they're finished, they preen and lick and "thplut" out the fur. From Wordnik.com. [Zoomba Juice] Reference
It is widely believed that studios preen for the Academy in the fall. From Wordnik.com. [Max Fraad Wolff: Financial Drama, Housing and The Economy: It's One Story] Reference
When they're finished, they preen and lick and "thplut" out the fur. From Wordnik.com. [Zoomba Juice] Reference
At this age redstart nestlings preen vigorously and fly short distances. From Wordnik.com. [Ohio Arbor Day 1913: Arbor and Bird Day Manual Issued for the Benefit of the Schools of our State] Reference
He used to preen for the natives in his fine coat of English broadcloth. From Wordnik.com. [Once An Angel]
If you ask him to preen for you, you'll get a nice close up of his face. From Wordnik.com. [wilberteets Diary Entry] Reference
It's possible that some members might preen a bit for viewers in TV land. From Wordnik.com. [Supreme Court TV] Reference
The place: anywhere you can swagger, preen and buy Slurpees (read: malls). From Wordnik.com. [The New Rules Of Courtship] Reference
So the whole point of telling Bitchney was really just so The Penguin could preen. From Wordnik.com. [Tallulah Morehead: Big Brother 12 : "One of My Good Dogs," The 8-Second Man] Reference
Back from the beach they preen for the camera and show off their fresh, summer tans. From Wordnik.com. [The Forgetting Room 9] Reference
It had been all he could do not to stand before her and preen like a damned peacock. From Wordnik.com. [The Specialist]
But at least he is gracious enough to swagger and preen, in recognition of his feat. From Wordnik.com. [No President Wants to go to War.] Reference
The bird stretched its wings, shook the ash from its tail, and began to preen itself. From Wordnik.com. [David and the Phoenix] Reference
The president loves to say how this is a time for the network correspondents to preen. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 13, 2004] Reference
Quath could preen in the warrens, displaying her addition without baldly announcing it. From Wordnik.com. [Tides Of Light]
The laddies paid fine attention, an 'ye cudda heard a preen fa'in' when Sandy was speakin '. From Wordnik.com. [My Man Sandy] Reference
Finding herself suddenly in the lead and successful, Huldah began to preen her feathers a bit. From Wordnik.com. [Judith of the Cumberlands] Reference
He reappeared upon the port stay, and proceeded to preen himself and observe the ship's course. From Wordnik.com. [A Holiday in the Happy Valley with Pen and Pencil] Reference
Those Britons who preen themselves for "bringing democracy to Iraq" would not dare visit the place. From Wordnik.com. [Simon Jenkins: Leave the Field Now - The Iraqi Endgame is About to Begin] Reference
And I sure work hard at it, rolling the tip of the paint brush on my tongue to preen the hairs just so. From Wordnik.com. [Geisha Doll] Reference
During each show's opening montage, the smiling Housewives pose and preen in front of a voyeuristic camera. From Wordnik.com. [Fashion takes a leading role in 'The Real Housewives' franchise] Reference
Who doesn't want to preen around declaring how smart they are because of what they said back in two-thousand-and-whatever. From Wordnik.com. [Josh Mull: Rethink Afghanistan: Amnesty and Reconciliation for Militarists] Reference
Pulling off the faded flowers as you spot them is fine, but also get up close with a pair of scissors and do a proper preen. From Wordnik.com. [In the garden this week: Summer pruning and preening] Reference
The black-leather and navel-ring set will preen at The Tunnel, a newly reopened nightclub housed in a disused railroad passage. From Wordnik.com. [A Crasher's Guide To New Year's Eve, From Coast To Coast] Reference
As I idly watched them, the female walked up on to the grassy dam to preen and the ducklings followed, scampering up the bank to her side. From Wordnik.com. [Country diary: Achvaneran] Reference
The straight man, even now in post-metrosexual society, has few examples of how to happily, healthily, uncontroversially, physically preen. From Wordnik.com. [Workingman chic gets a pink slip for spring 2011] Reference
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