vaunter
Example Sentences
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The king was old and sad; the state of his kingdom preyed upon his mind; he was surrounded by influences hostile to his nephew, whom he himself called "a vaunter of crimes."
From A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 6 by Robert Black
He was ill-bred, but he was not mean; he was a vaunter but not a coward; he demanded adherence and did not beg alms.
From Quisanté by Anthony Hope
Alas! you know I am no vaunter, I; My scars can witness, dumb although they are, That my report is just and full of truth.
From The Tragedy of Titus Andronicus by William Shakespeare
Who would not forgive so cajoling a vaunter?
From Inns and Taverns of Old London by Henry C. (Henry Charles) Shelley
"Ay, royal Atheling," shouted the company, "compel the vaunter to show us a sample of his skill."
From The Children's Portion by Robert W. Shoppell
