brag
Example Sentences
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After a lifetime of being pleasant, polite and self-effacing, trying to brag is like taking a final you haven’t studied for, given in a foreign language.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026
Apologies for the brief brag, but I gave up quite a few racetrack days at Watkins Glen to make that happen — so it feels like a hard-earned win.
From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026
The Justice Department’s announcement came with a brag: They are “pursuing the highest volume of denaturalization referrals in history.”
From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026
If you have drawn him in the sweepstake, you have a Pair rather than a Prial, which is the highest hand in three card brag.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
As Herold and Booth prepared to ride away, Booth could not resist the temptation to brag.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
Vocabulary lists containing brag
Sonnet 18
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