How to Use peacock in a Sentence

peacock

1 of 2 noun
Definition of peacocknext
  • And for me, in my mind, that one thing was the peacock.
    — Kate Hogan, Peoplemag, 1 Nov. 2023
  • But peacocks are not the brightest and can be kind of jerks.
    — Sandra Gutierrez, Popular Science, 25 Oct. 2023
  • But for these next few days, at least, Joe Biden is a peacock once more.
    — David Axelrod, CNN, 6 Nov. 2021
  • The little peacock and her parents were among the flock of nearly 100 who showed up for the fun.
    — Megan Rodriguez, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Oct. 2021
  • But trapping peacocks, with their sharp beaks and talons, is not easy.
    — Patricia Mazzei Alfonso Duran, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Along the way, she is helped by a turtle, a peacock, a monkey, a panda and some fish.
    — Wendy Dunn, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2024
  • There’s the integrated bracelet, of course, and the rivets on the bezel, but what charmed me most is the depth of the peacock green dial.
    — Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 3 Apr. 2023
  • The hair, which gives a sort of an emo peacock vibe, took a starring role in Eilish's beauty look.
    — Alaina Demopoulos, Allure, 3 Apr. 2022
  • It was filled with monkeys in cages and peacocks wandering the grounds.
    — Susan Young, Peoplemag, 24 Jan. 2024
  • The young male gets into a scrap with an older male peacock—an inevitable battle for the right to mate.
    — Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2023
  • In the center of the room, a duo of wicker peacock chairs sit in front of a white-washed brick double-sided fireplace.
    — Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 20 July 2022
  • Blue rises to a starring role in the kitchen, where cabinetry wears a rich peacock hue.
    — Sally Finder Weepie, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 July 2022
  • Perched on the lotuses is a pair of peacocks, signaling the arrival of the monsoon.
    — Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 14 Aug. 2023
  • Blue-and white peacock pattern curtains lighten up the dark walls.
    — Maria V. Charbonneaux, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Oct. 2022
  • Or the peacock massacre that took place on her enormous estate.
    — Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 25 Jan. 2023
  • Somewhere in the bush, a distant peacock alerts the animal kingdom of an apex predator on the prowl.
    — T.j. Olwig, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2021
  • New for this year are displays of a floral peacock, duck, and a beekeeper.
    — Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 22 Mar. 2022
  • The peacock rattan headboard in Hayden's room—a girl's-bedroom staple in the '70s—came from Craigslist.
    — Sarah Wolf Halverson, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Oct. 2021
  • The space is dimly lit, with oversized velvet banquettes in a dark, peacock-plume cyan.
    — Ben Crandell, sun-sentinel.com, 21 Oct. 2021
  • Silver fish leap above the surface, twisting like gymnasts, and a pet peacock screeches from the shore.
    — Kiley Bense, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Jan. 2024
  • The Queen of Halloween has done it again, this time enlisting the help of some Cirque du Soleil performers to pose as her peacock's wings and legs.
    — Glamour, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Charles Darwin talked about the male peacock, with these giant feathers.
    — Mike Sacks, The New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2022
  • In the Middle Ages, during Christmas week knights would place their hands on a peacock and renew their vows of chivalry.
    — The Week Staff, The Week, 26 Dec. 2021
  • Seeking shade beneath a rooftop, a line of peacocks gather by the wall for photographs.
    — Hazlitt, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Help a friend become the colorful peacock in a sea of black umbrellas.
    — Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2021
  • She was seen sitting in a palace armchair wrapped in a peacock-blue burqa as Ghani presented her with a key to an apartment.
    — Washington Post, 27 Nov. 2021
  • The other inhabitants of Jidada are pigs and cows, goats and sheep, cats and dogs, chickens and the odd peacock.
    — New York Times, 6 Mar. 2022
  • One had a peacock sock puppet during the Oklahoma game last month.
    — Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 15 Feb. 2022
  • The officer put the peacock in his vehicle and it was taken to the city’s shelter for further care, WFAA reported.
    — Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Roaming peacocks and languidly swaying palm trees set the tone for an enchanting stay.
    — Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2024
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peacock

2 of 2 verb
  • Taylor has none of the hang-ups or need for peacocking Axe has.
    — refinery29.com, 4 June 2018
  • The crowd that once peacocked its way up and down the Via Veneto has now in large part moved to the lounges and terrazze of the city's top hotels.
    — Town & Country, 5 Oct. 2015
  • The 1980s were that way, most notably at the start and especially in New York City, which was pulling back from the precipice of bankruptcy and peacocking toward boom times.
    — New York Times, 17 Apr. 2018
  • The peacocking men’s pieces were no longer relics from an archive designed to transport everyone back to the court of the Sun King; the gym wear was no longer waiting for its personal trainer.
    — Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2017
  • Stewart peacocked around the stage surrounded by six statuesque women in flapper costumes.
    — Doug MacCash, NOLA.com, 28 Apr. 2018
  • Leave the posturing and peacocking to the politicians; this season, designers imagined men in cardigans, corduroys and plainspoken jackets, all in humble, modest tones: wren-brown, pigeon-gray, mushroom-white.
    — Hanya Yanagihara, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2017
  • Photo: Getty Images For this peacocking crowd, hats are practically mandatory.
    — Jacob Gallagher, WSJ, 14 Jan. 2019
  • Taylor has none of the hang-ups or need for peacocking Axe has.
    — refinery29.com, 4 June 2018
  • The crowd that once peacocked its way up and down the Via Veneto has now in large part moved to the lounges and terrazze of the city's top hotels.
    — Town & Country, 5 Oct. 2015
  • The 1980s were that way, most notably at the start and especially in New York City, which was pulling back from the precipice of bankruptcy and peacocking toward boom times.
    — New York Times, 17 Apr. 2018
  • The peacocking men’s pieces were no longer relics from an archive designed to transport everyone back to the court of the Sun King; the gym wear was no longer waiting for its personal trainer.
    — Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2017
  • Stewart peacocked around the stage surrounded by six statuesque women in flapper costumes.
    — Doug MacCash, NOLA.com, 28 Apr. 2018
  • Leave the posturing and peacocking to the politicians; this season, designers imagined men in cardigans, corduroys and plainspoken jackets, all in humble, modest tones: wren-brown, pigeon-gray, mushroom-white.
    — Hanya Yanagihara, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2017
  • Photo: Getty Images For this peacocking crowd, hats are practically mandatory.
    — Jacob Gallagher, WSJ, 14 Jan. 2019

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