vaunting
Example Sentences
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A far cry from the usual vaunting of athletes as something much more than that.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 11, 2022
The government says Greece will now be able to stand on its own two feet, vaunting 1.4% growth in 2017 and a planned return to the markets later this year.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2018
In the end, however, the controversy only seemed to stoke interest in the title, vaunting Paramount to the top of the U.S. studio earners in China after a lackluster showing in the country in 2013.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 5, 2015
The vaunting sense of optimism contained in those phrases is typical of Patel, a man who combines Panglossian platitudes with tough political nous to beguiling effect.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 17, 2013
But he looked at Christopher and smiled a vaunting smile.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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