blowhard

Example Sentences

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And by that I mean find the right fit, scroll on past the “bored blowhards,” as one traveler described some group members to me, and dodge the occasional bullies.

From The Wall Street Journal

What happened Tuesday should scare away any of the remaining top prospects who would want to play for this berating blowhard.

From Los Angeles Times

He’s a blowhard, so pleased with himself that he imagines the air is grateful he breathes it.

From The Wall Street Journal

If you think legislative sausage-making is tedious now, imagine this: a bunch of blowhards on the Senate floor, droning on and on, endlessly debating the chamber’s rules.

From Salon

Before examining the natural disasters that have afflicted these blowhards’ own backyards, it’s proper to note that this isn’t California’s first encounter with political shortsightedness on this majestic scale.

From Los Angeles Times