crowing

Example Sentences

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While crowing about its Pentagon projects, IonQ hasn’t highlighted that the majority of them weren’t funded in the last two federal budgets, Wolfpack says.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

This was supposed to be the crowing glory of the Bazball project, a series England had been building towards for 18 months and which McCullum said could "define" his team.

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2026

For all his crowing about his money and showing off, he really didn’t put on airs.

From Salon • Nov. 23, 2025

“We were listening to the roosters crowing at 5 in the morning here,” said Marks during a video call from Hawaii on Wednesday after the 76th Emmy Award nominations were announced.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 17, 2024

Outside our high gates, I could hear goats bleating and cocks crowing and people yelling greetings across mud compound walls.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie