bragging
Example Sentences
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Competition—for capital, a record valuation, or good old-fashioned bragging rights—is the other factor.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
Reigan Heskey smashed home a late winner as Manchester City claimed bragging rights over bitter rivals Manchester United by winning the FA Youth Cup for the fifth time.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
It’s hard to imagine his administration being competent enough to fake such actions without at least one conspiracist letting the secret out, even by drunkenly bragging about it to a would-be mistress.
From Salon • May 13, 2026
Videos ranking the best players of specific games show that bragging rights accrue long after the achievement itself.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
This is not meant as bragging, but: I was in the very first class of whatnots.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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