boaster
Example Sentences
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He was not a boaster, but it was clear from his pictures—of war, of conflict, of civil unrest—that he was brave.
From The New Yorker ● Feb. 8, 2019
Turns out the closeness, once highly anticipated, was now suffocating because the friend was a nonstop talker, boaster, and one-upper.
From Slate ● Dec. 29, 2014
Larry Bird is not the first name that comes to mind when thinking of great trash-talkers in history, but he was a stealth boaster.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 1, 2014
At the risk of sounding like a big boasty boaster, to be funny is easier for me than anything else.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 21, 2013
He was a quiet fellow, reserved and proud, conscious of his strength and superior skill with a rifle, but no boaster.
From The Warden of the Plains and Other Stories of Life in the Canadian North-west by John Maclean
