boaster
Example Sentences
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Mr. Steele later would describe Person 1 as a “boaster.”
From Washington Times
He was not a boaster, but it was clear from his pictures—of war, of conflict, of civil unrest—that he was brave.
From The New Yorker
The vanity of the boaster is easily spotted, and consequently he tends to harm no one other than himself.
From New York Times
If so, it’s because 26-year-old Fatimah Warner presents so many intertwined personas: family member, woke African-American woman, lover, boaster, worshiper, Chicagoan, Los Angeles transplant, rapper, singer, poet.
From New York Times
Yet despite this density of jokes, Mr. Friedlander — whose stand-up persona is a know-it-all boaster nicknamed the World Champion — never seems like he’s in a rush.
From New York Times
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