braggadocio
Example Sentences
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With the braggadocio of youth, I was probably too dumb to be scared.
From Los Angeles Times
But the braggadocio both in terms of the AI investment cycle and Nvidia’s place at the top of it, seems to belie a greater degree of concern than the company would likely admit.
From Barron's
But the most likely outcome is that people will brush these warnings aside and answer them with braggadocio of the type “America is not for sale.”
Like a hostess who secretly loathes her guests, Shelley encourages her characters to flatter themselves and expose their braggadocio.
From Los Angeles Times
Still, some second-quarter corporate earnings calls with investment analysts this summer bristled with braggadocio about the tax cuts they were expecting to pocket, courtesy of the budget bill.
From Los Angeles Times
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