boastful
Example Sentences
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Yes, he did so out of a conviction that a literal flood wiped out all life on earth except that of an old man, his family, and a boatful of animals around 2300 B.C.
From Salon • Oct. 31, 2023
A uniformed man and an extravagant tree of life — a topsy-turvy house is entangled in its branches — are cargo for a boatful of women who are guiding the vessel across choppy water.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2018
He brought a boatful of idealism and was greeted by more than one million people thronging the streets.
From New York Times • Nov. 9, 2018
Still, there were some genuinely moving moments, like the stirring applause for the first-ever Olympic team of refugees, which includes a Syrian swimmer who pulled a sinking boatful of people to safety.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 6, 2016
Elliot had essentially thrown the contents of a toilet used by a boatful of sailors over the top of me.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
Vocabulary lists containing boastful
ACT Reading Test: Words to Capture Tone, List 3
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