fanfaron

Example Sentences

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He then brought an action for defamation of character, but was non-suited, as it was proved that he had been the fanfaron of his own vices. 

From Cock Lane and Common-Sense by Lang, Andrew

René the king will ride forth from the gate With his horsemen and banners in state; And the trumpets shall fanfaron ring To René, to René, the king.

From The Standard Cantatas Their Stories, Their Music, and Their Composers by Upton, George P. (George Putnam)

Non, non, non, non, non, non, non, non Go look at your face, my fanfaron, For my daughter and you would be night and day.

From Embers, Complete by Parker, Gilbert

He was known in Paris as an assassin, and in England, thanks to the bullet letter, as a "fanfaron" and brave braggart.

From George Washington, Volume I by Lodge, Henry Cabot

The Hungarian hussar is no fanfaron like the French chasseur, but he is conscious of his own powers, like a Grenadier of the Old Imperial Guard.

From International Weekly Miscellany - Volume 1, No. 9, August 26, 1850 by Various