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
There’s more on the line than bragging rights.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
I don’t believe in bragging, nor do I think that I am a genius of my own making.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
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