Words similar to preening

Example sentences for: preening

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

The right thinks Beatty is a ridiculous, preening glory hound who would preach limousine-liberal ideas.
Chatty doesn't have to mean writers should be allowed to make fools of themselves through excessive preening.
The Dole and Clinton campaigns, having blessedly dumped the usual panel of preening journalists, selected Lehrer as sole moderator for a reason.
Nor is Washington charmed by the preening quirkiness of the tech culture.
With Donald Trump preening and Jesse Ventura backpedaling, the Reform Party is enjoying its widest media exposure since Ross Perot's '92 run.