brag

Example Sentences

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“Purveyors of prestigious names from history for wealthy idiots who want to brag at their cocktail parties, ‘Oh, yes, my little Henry comes from a line of British kings.’

From Literature

“I can’t think of anybody in history,” he said, “that should get the Nobel Prize more than me. And I don’t want to be bragging, but nobody else settled wars.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Cantrell’s software experience was limited to a college class that culminated in him making a “buggy version of Flappy Bird,” which doesn’t sound like bragging.

From Barron's

He bragged about his “nice easy life” and told audience members that America is still the “hottest country.”

From Salon

Beijing happily bragged about this record of $1.2 trillion in annual trade profit.

From MarketWatch