boasting

Example Sentences

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Though the Braves still lost, Chaney overheard Turner boasting to reporters afterward about the move to have him hit.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Written with clear compassion and boasting a robust performance by Lili Taylor, “I Shot Andy Warhol” portrays Solanas as a product of modern alienation.

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026

James Conlon has begun his long goodbye as music director of Los Angeles Opera, and he does so by boasting big numbers.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

The company is Europe’s largest asset manager specializing in digital assets, boasting more than $6 billion in assets under management.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Perhaps a final reason to accept the credibility of Jefferson’s version of the story, then, is that he was not boasting about his political influence, but confessing his profound regret.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis