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

For most of the rest of his career, Keith was a sly humorist, a good-natured blowhard, a chronicler of what really happens below thick skin.

From New York Times • Feb. 6, 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

“Skipper Dan the Sailing Man” was my attempt to stick a pin in a blowhard who often demanded others refer to him as Mr. Snyder.

From Washington Times • Apr. 13, 2023

I don’t like this blowhard professor very much.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland