vaunting

How to use vaunting in a sentence

Epicures vaunting their taste, entitle me vulgar and savage, Give them their Brussels-sprouts, but I am contented with cabbage.

THE FITZ-BOODLE PAPERSWILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY

Too well I knew the vaunting character of the French soldier, in defeat as in victory, to put much confidence in their bearing.

Graves shuffled in, cast down and sheepish, a very different fellow from his usual vaunting self.

Val did not know that an American is never so happy as when he is vaunting his womenkind.

All the proud virtue of this vaunting world fawns on success and power, however acquired.

Perhaps he is merely desirous of vaunting his wealth, perhaps it is social standing he aims at, perhaps he is covetous of fame.

My dear friend, you know that there is nothing I dislike so much as the appearance of vaunting.

CRIPPS, THE CARRIERR. D. (RICHARD DODDRIDGE) BLACKMORE

He proves war a desperately wicked thing by continually vaunting his own love for small children.

The vaunting cruelty with which she met my glance, I never saw expressed in any other face that ever I have seen.

From its presence vaunting and vainglory and arrogance hasten away to be with their own kind.

SYNONYM OF THE DAY

OCTOBER 26, 1985