braggart

Example Sentences

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I know he wasn’t truly a bad man at heart, but he was an obnoxious, know-it-all braggart.

From Washington Post

Whoever wrote the copy on the jacket flap bragged that Berger, a celebrated New York Times reporter and columnist who was no braggart himself, “knew that Broad Street was once called ‘Smell Street Lane.’”

From New York Times

It’s entirely possible that your neighbor is a materialistic braggart who is waving to draw attention to her fancy new car.

From New York Times

As for his parents’ bragging, hasn’t anyone told you that braggarts only seem self-confident?

From New York Times

“He’s a modest person. He’s not a braggart, but he loves to do things that are different and challenging. When everyone is swimming downstream, he is swimming upstream.”

From Washington Times