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boast

noun as in brag; source of pride

verb as in to have advantage

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Example Sentences

Liberals either boast or comfort themselves that their own beliefs push humanity forward.

Beer-swilling Britain and Spain now boast impressive varietals while America is challenging France with how much wine is consumed.

The Great Lakes states, for example, boast the largest concentration of engineering jobs (more than 318,000) of any major region.

McConnell did what he did in 2005, and he was foolish enough to boast about it in public less than two weeks before an election.

Badges hanging from their necks boast small national flags, and a cacophony of accents represents more than 20 countries.

He leant against the wall of his refuge, notwithstanding this boast, and licked the ice to moisten his parched lips.

He had discovered that the all-glorious boast of Spain was not exempt from the infirmities of common men.

He was good-looking, as far as regularity of features and a well-formed figure went, but mentally not much to boast of.

He may have nothing to boast about himself, and his distorted mind may magnify the deeds of the younger man.

Piegan shortly proved that he made no vain boast when he asserted his ability to follow their track.

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On this page you'll find 116 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to boast, such as: bluster, avowal, bombast, braggadocio, bravado, and exaggeration.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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