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boastful

[bohst-fuhl] / ˈboʊst fəl /


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At press briefings and public events, the former television host has adopted an at times boastful, mocking tone in describing the offensive.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

It is the kind of boastful big numbers, mixed with a make-money-not-war philosophy, that has endeared him to his boss, a friend of four decades.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 20, 2025

In my family you were not allowed to be immodest or boastful.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2024

He is beyond boastful, talking ad nauseum about how he knows more than all the experts in their respective fields.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2024

I have myself devised many staff plans over the years, and I do not believe I am being unduly boastful if I say that very few ever needed amendment.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro




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