bluster

Example Sentences

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Longtime viewers may know there's a good man under all that drunken, womanizing bluster since we've seen Archer evolve.

From Salon

Despite the bluster of the Republican candidates, the incontrovertible fact remains that anthropogenic climate change is real.

From Scientific American

Trump answered questions with such verbosity at the April deposition — veering from evasiveness to bluster to filibuster at times — that one lawyer worried his seven hours of sworn testimony could go until midnight.

From Washington Times

And for all his blustering about how every indictment makes him more popular, he wants his Republican supporters to do something about it.

From Salon

Similarly on abortion, many of her opponents took the issue as a chance to perform self-righteous bluster — to make the issue about themselves.

From Seattle Times