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 notorious $15,000 ostrich jacket, the desperate living beyond his means, the ostentatiousness — these all very predictably go with the pretense of the boaster.
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
There, with those men alone, I will hold Sippar against Gobryas—ay, and Kurush, too, if—" "Many things I have known thee do, Bel-shar-utsur; yet boaster wert thou never before.
From Istar of Babylon A Phantasy by Margaret Horton Potter
