flaunt
Example Sentences
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For writers, hiring such readers is a badge of good “literary citizenship” and a chance to flaunt their virtue as well as their success by boasting of how many they can afford.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026
“Now, of course, it’s like a badge of honor,” he added, among influencers eager to flaunt their corporate ties.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2025
It takes a willingness to understand and honor the hairstyle's origins and what that plaiting symbolizes to accept that not everybody should flaunt it.
From Salon • May 2, 2025
"Why flaunt your money to me? It's disgraceful," says Amy, who had funded the project by remortgaging her home and using credit cards.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2025
To display his feces openly, to flaunt the smell of them, would have been a sign of social dominance.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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