brag

Example Sentences

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Epstein loved to brag about his well-connected and well-appointed friends, Davies said.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

This detail marks Scotty as probably the first man in American history who failed to brag to his girlfriend about his best friend being in the National Football League.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

McLaughlin’s brag that the government had snagged a well-known advocate raised “unique due process concerns,” Wang wrote, and contributed to her conclusion that Vizguerra-Ramirez’s detention violated the Fifth Amendment.

From Slate • Feb. 18, 2026

Wall Street has a new number to brag about.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 28, 2026

I’d meant it as a brag, but for some reason my fears came out with it.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover