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
Winning the FA Cup would turn down the noise, secure European qualification and offer bragging rights - but many of the deeper cracks will likely take years to fix.
From BBC • May 16, 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
“We are basically playing for bragging rights. We take a lot of pride in it. Saying you’re the best in the world is really something,” Atlaschi said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026
I said, “I’m not taking no one’s place. The Preacher’s just bragging on me so’s that man with all those eyes can see how good I chunk stones.”
From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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