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
The boaster, he said, “claims more than he has” and is “a contemptible sort of fellow” but “seems futile rather than bad.”
From New York Times ● Dec. 8, 2018
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
Once more, sir; for the last time: If you have honor, if you are not a poltroon as well as a braggart and a boaster, draw and defend yourself.”
From Peggy Owen at Yorktown by Lucy Foster Madison
