Words similar to preen

Example sentences for: preen

How can you use “preen” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

The boys, wearing false moustaches, try to impress the girls as they strut and preen like fighting roosters.
In open glades, peacocks preen, and shy, tiny barking deer, no taller than the peacocks, race away at an intruder’s approach.
The New York Times ' Janet Maslin says the film works precisely because it is derivative--its stars, Matt Dillon and Gary Sinise, emulate the characters in The Usual Suspects , which gives them "extraordinary opportunities to preen."
But my real gratitude is for what Yates' example teaches: that politicians aren't required to preen and pander or to speak only for the parochial interests of their districts.