How to Use peacock in a Sentence

peacock

1 of 2 noun
  • Oh, and kids will love the peacocks roaming the grounds.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
  • But trapping peacocks, with their sharp beaks and talons, is not easy.
    — Patricia Mazzei Alfonso Duran, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2023
  • This time, the peacock feather.
    — Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 22 Jan. 2026
  • But for these next few days, at least, Joe Biden is a peacock once more.
    — David Axelrod, CNN, 6 Nov. 2021
  • At Capella, wild peacocks roam the grounds, and the beach is just down the hill.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2025
  • It was filled with monkeys in cages and peacocks wandering the grounds.
    — Susan Young, Peoplemag, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Or the peacock massacre that took place on her enormous estate.
    — Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 25 Jan. 2023
  • This will be true for all of Versant’s brands that have a peacock in the logo.
    — Alex Sherman, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Two lovers embraced in a curtained room, while a white peacock roosted on a ledge.
    — Dennis Zhou, New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2025
  • Blue-and white peacock pattern curtains lighten up the dark walls.
    — Maria V. Charbonneaux, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Oct. 2022
  • After Khloé moved, the peacock stayed to live with the home's new owners.
    — Sydni Ellis, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
  • 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
  • Think horses, peacocks, donkeys, and more.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 28 Nov. 2025
  • 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
  • So peacock in your Rolexes tonight, fellas.
    — Candace Buckner, New York Times, 24 June 2026
  • Browne came to think of Daniel as a peacock with nepo-baby vanities.
    — Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The decor of Soul Gastrolounge The peacock is back, too.
    — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 4 Aug. 2025
  • New for this year are displays of a floral peacock, duck, and a beekeeper.
    — Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 22 Mar. 2022
  • For instance, workers use a tiny tip of a peacock feather to put the pupils in the eyes of figurines.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2025
  • 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
  • The space is dimly lit, with oversized velvet banquettes in a dark, peacock-plume cyan.
    — Ben Crandell, sun-sentinel.com, 21 Oct. 2021
  • The peacock recently wandered into a man's home through a back door.
    — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2026
  • The model has learned the symbols of a peacock feather, but not the event of seeing one turn in the light.
    — Douglas Goodwin, The Conversation, 1 June 2026
  • Charles Darwin talked about the male peacock, with these giant feathers.
    — Mike Sacks, The New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2022
  • 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
  • Sporting one is a flex without trying too hard—a more casual way to peacock.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 8 Aug. 2022
  • Succession to the Mughal peacock throne was rarely simple.
    — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Apr. 2026
  • The mascot, a human-sized light blue peacock, collapsed at halfcourt.
    — Jared Diamond, WSJ, 26 Mar. 2022
  • The stage faces outdoors and features a peacock-design curtain.
    — Tamara Shopsin, Travel + Leisure, 16 Dec. 2025
  • Help a friend become the colorful peacock in a sea of black umbrellas.
    — Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2021

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 Wolves tend to peacock a little bit after victories, but there was no bragging in the locker room after this one.
    — Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Stewart peacocked around the stage surrounded by six statuesque women in flapper costumes.
    — Doug MacCash, NOLA.com, 28 Apr. 2018
  • The latter days are open to the public, when art appreciators and peacocking influencers can strut down the dizzying aisles of galleries.
    — Zachary Schwartz, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2019
  • 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
  • Some of the kinder ones would give a Christmas tip if the apprentices did a good job cleaning their boots but others, basking in the new money of the Premier League, preferred to peacock.
    — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
  • The show’s beating heart is Cumming, who peacocks across the Scottish Highlands in ostentatious costumes while delivering one game show twist after the next.
    — Jonathan Borge, InStyle, 29 Jan. 2026
  • 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
  • Understated washrooms can look to options like dual-tone grey or monochrome blue for a pop of color, while maximalists can flock to more experimental combos like mustard yellow and bronze to really peacock.
    — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 23 Jan. 2026

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