boaster

Example Sentences

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Matty was very fond of his friend but sometimes suspected that his true name might eventually turn out to be Boaster.

From "Messenger" by Lois Lowry

He had already decided on Boaster, but now, in his mind, he decided Gloater was more appropriate.

From "Messenger" by Lois Lowry

"El-Feshshár" signifies "the Foolish Talker," or "Vain Boaster."

From The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I. Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments by Anonymous

"Boaster, evil boaster!" answered the youth; "what dost thou ask of me?"

From Sintram and His Companions by La Motte-Fouqué, Friedrich Heinrich Karl Freiherr de

In the Gallery at Hamburg is her "Ruth and Naomi," 1854; other important works are "The Veteran of 1813 and His Grandson, Wounded in 1870," "The Little Boaster," "A Troubled Hour of Rest," etc.

From Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D. by Waters, Clara Erskine Clement