bragging
Example Sentences
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Competition—for capital, a record valuation, or good old-fashioned bragging rights—is the other factor.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
But bragging about enjoying a hard shell taco nowadays is like showing up to a street takeover in a horse buggy.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
It’s hard to imagine his administration being competent enough to fake such actions without at least one conspiracist letting the secret out, even by drunkenly bragging about it to a would-be mistress.
From Salon • May 13, 2026
Now, no matter what happens, Liverpool will always have the bragging rights of the first derby at the Hill Dickinson.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026
We would be bragging, of course, but it is surely excusable for us to put the best possible face on at the beginning of such an acquaintance.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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