Preening

Preening, hypocritical egomaniacs the whole bunch of them.

GOP says even bloodhounds can't find stimulus jobs 2009

• Preening hereditary pundit Giles Coren has joined the Jeremy Clarkson-led backlash in defence of Sky Sport's martyred masculinist, Andy Gray.

Michael White's diary 2011

Preening for the audience, Chyna graced them with her beautiful smile.

Stealing Candy Allison Hobbs 2010

Preening, unctuous, and ambitious, Gates had fought alongside Washington in the French and Indian War, and when the Revolution came, Washington appointed him to high command.

Robert Morris Charles Rappleye 2010

Preening, unctuous, and ambitious, Gates had fought alongside Washington in the French and Indian War, and when the Revolution came, Washington appointed him to high command.

Robert Morris Charles Rappleye 2010

Preening for the audience, Chyna graced them with her beautiful smile.

Stealing Candy Allison Hobbs 2010

Preening in front of the mirror, I hook my thumbs over my waistband, straighten out my posture.

Vivian Rising Daniella Brodsky 2010

Preening senators did what they always do: throw temper tantrums.

Susan J. Demas: The Specter Switch: The Downfall of the Democrats? 2009

Libby Purves: Preening populism has put us off democracy

The Daily Fix 2009

Preening their unblemished (?) feathers in Washington DC, of course, the US administration tut-tuts about Castro's dictatorship, blinded to their own degradation of once-proud democracy, and easily castigate Chavez Frias for blowing his stack and using expletives to tell the "Yanqui de mierda" that they'd better back off in their covert and not-so covert attempts to overthrow his democratic government ... and that of Bolivia et. al.

If some unruly brat tries to steal from your candy store, do you not have the right to call the cops? 2008