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Definition of brag
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Examples of brag in a Sentence
for all his brag about diving, he actually does very little
he's an irritating brag whose sense of selfhood is defined by what he owns
Recent Examples of brag from the Web
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But Emanuel’s op-ed wasn’t just a Chicago brag-fest, or a holier-than-thou summary of failings at the Washington Metro and New York’s MTA.
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When Dodgers coaches and executives speak glowingly about the depth on their roster, these are the raw numbers behind the humble brag.
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Many bakeries, even the kind that grind their own flour and brag of centuries-old sourdough starter, stock whole Pullman loaves – white bread in an artisanal disguise.
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Many bakeries, even the kind that grind their own flour and brag of centuries-old sourdough starter, stock whole Pullman loaves, white bread in an artisanal disguise.
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There is plenty of brag and bluster in his speech, as well as flecks of profanity and poetry.
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Origin and Etymology of brag
Middle English, “ostentation, presumption,” perhaps noun derivative of earlier brag, “ostentatious, spirited,” of obscure origin
brag
Definition of brag
bragged
;bragging
intransitive verb
: to talk boastfully always bragging about his success
transitive verb
: to assert boastfully bragged that she was the faster runner on her team
Examples of brag in a Sentence
After winning the race, she couldn't stop bragging.
“I don't mean to brag,” he said, “but I'm an excellent cook.”
He bragged that his daughter was the best student in her class.
“I'm the fastest runner on the team,” she bragged.
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Awards and bragging rights are also up for grabs in open competitions including baking, canning, art, needlework, floral, gardening and more.
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Although all the athletes wish to compete and win medals, the ultimate goal of the JCCMG & ArtsFest is not in terms of bragging rights to win gold medals.
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Amazon discloses just enough to brag but far too little to learn anything meaningful.
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A preemptory strike might not get all of North Korea’s nuclear missiles and could prompt a conventional response that would wreck nearby Seoul — a scenario about which North Korea openly brags.
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He's openly bragged about sending one of the most beloved wrestlers ever, The Undertaker, into retirement.
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So that $5.1 million Forrest Claypool was bragging about?
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Besides his performance, the former Harper Woods Chandler Park Academy star got bragging rights against former Michigan teammate Zak Irvin, who started at small forward for the Heat and scored five points on 2-of-4 shooting.
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The place brags that its meat doesn’t need sauce, and these certainly didn’t.
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Origin and Etymology of brag
Middle English braggen, noun derivative of brag 1brag
Synonym Discussion of brag
Examples of brag in a Sentence
he did a really brag job on restoring that classic car
BRAG Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of brag for English Language Learners
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: to talk about yourself, your achievements, your family, etc., in a way that shows too much pride
BRAG Defined for Kids
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