blowhard

Example Sentences

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

More surprisingly, the prosecution has also peppered its presentation with disparagement of Cohen, whom several witnesses portrayed as a self-interested blowhard.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2024

But it also proved to wear thin, perhaps summed up best when former New Jersey governor Chris Christie called him the “most obnoxious blowhard in America” during a debate.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 15, 2024

“This is the fourth debate that you would be voted in the first 20 minutes as the most obnoxious blowhard in America,” he said to the entrepreneur.

From Washington Times • Dec. 7, 2023

I don’t like this blowhard professor very much.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland