boastfully

Example Sentences

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She doesn't say that boastfully, conveying an understanding of what it's like to be knocked to the lowest rung of a ladder and fight to stay alive.

From Salon • Mar. 22, 2024

“It is the first film where homosexuality in Mexico was treated seriously and rigorously,” Ripstein says of his own film, not boastfully but with an earnest appreciation for its relevance.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2023

He’s boastfully summering in Italy and reveling in his luxurious wedding on All-In, the podcast that he co-hosts.

From Slate • Aug. 24, 2023

He also tells Johnny — matter-of-factly rather than boastfully — that his family is “super rich.”

From New York Times • Oct. 27, 2022

“I’m probably just as good an atheist as you are,” she speculated boastfully.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller