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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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For each brag, note the skills, capabilities, and qualities that contributed to your success.
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His brag in Youngstown is more overblown, and more inaccurate.
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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 Synonyms
Synonyms
bluster, bombast, braggadocio, bull [slang], cockalorum, fanfaronade, gas, gasconade, grandiloquence, hot air, magniloquence, rant, rodomontade (also rhodomontade)Related Words
oratory, rhapsody, rhetoric; pomposity, turgidity, wind; bloviation, verbosity, windiness; babble, blab, chatter, drivel, gabble, gibber, gibberish, jabber, prattle; jawing, patter, prating, yammering; egotism, self-conceit, self-importance, swagger, vauntDefinition 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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Ever since, Mayweather has surrounded himself with acolytes who don't care about anything but Mayweather's favorite gauges for his popularity, his relevance: Instagram followers, social media buzz and dollars earned and bragged about.
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As for being dethroned by Bagley, Porter will have to be content with scoreboard bragging rights.
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For the firm that Kimberly-Clark hired to do the advertising, their successful ad campaign gave them bragging rights.
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The Lone Star state can claim early bragging rights with this week’s release of the first MaxPreps.com 2017 national rankings of the top 150 teams.
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In the battle for school district bragging rights, Naperville District 203 bested Indian Prairie District 204 in the 2018 Niche rankings for Best School Districts in Illinois.
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Last year, when a tape emerged of Trump bragging about grabbing women by the genitals, Priebus urged him to drop out of the presidential race.
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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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Origin and Etymology of brag
brag Synonyms
Synonyms
blow, boast, bull [slang], crow, gasconade, swagger, vapor, vauntRelated Words
bluster, harangue, puff; pride; gush; exult, glory, rejoice; brandish, display, exhibit, expose, flaunt, glorify, parade, show off; magnify, maximizeNear Antonyms
belittle, deprecate, diminish, discount, laugh off, minimize, play down, pooh-pooh (also pooh), shrug off, underrate, undervalue; bemoan, lament, mourn, regretSynonym Discussion of brag
boast, brag, vaunt, crow mean to express pride in oneself or one's accomplishments. boast often suggests ostentation and exaggeration
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- boasts of every trivial success
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- the town boasts one of the best museums in the area
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- bragging of their exploits
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- vaunted his country's military might
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- crowed after winning the championship
Examples of brag in a Sentence
he did a really brag job on restoring that classic car
Origin and Etymology of brag
brag Synonyms
Synonyms
A-OK, A1, awesome, bang-up, banner, beautiful, blue-chip, blue-ribbon, boffo, bonny (also bonnie) [chiefly British], boss [slang], excellent, brave, bully, bumper, capital, choice, classic, cool [slang], corking, crackerjack, cracking, dandy, divine, dope [slang], down [slang], dynamite, fab, fabulous, famous, fantabulous [slang], fantastic, fine, first-class, first-rate, first-string, five-star, four-star, frontline, gangbusters (also gangbuster), gilt-edged (or gilt-edge), gone [slang], grand, great, groovy, heavenly, high-class, hot, hype [slang], immense, jim-dandy, keen, lovely, marvelous (or marvellous), mean, neat, nifty, noble, number one (also No. 1), numero uno, out-of-sight [slang], par excellence, peachy, peachy keen, phat [slang], prime, primo [slang], prize, prizewinning, quality, radical [slang], righteous [slang], sensational, slick, splendid, stellar, sterling, superb, superior, superlative, supernal, swell, terrific, tip-top, top, top-flight, top-notch, top-of-the-line, topping [chiefly British], top-shelf, unsurpassed, wizard [chiefly British], wonderfulAntonyms
atrocious, awful, execrable, lousy, pathetic, poor, rotten, terrible, vile, wretchedRelated Words
acceptable, adequate, all right, decent, good, OK (or okay), passable, satisfactory, tolerable; better, exceptional, fancy, high-grade, high-test, premium, select, special, superfine; classical, standard, traditionalNear Antonyms
bad, inferior, low-grade, substandard, unsatisfactory; mediocre, middling, second-class, second-rateBRAG Defined for English Language Learners
brag
verb
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
Definition of brag for Students
bragged;
bragging
:to speak in a way that shows too much pride :boast
She bragged about all the awards she'd won.
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bragger
\ˈbra-gər\ nounLearn More about brag
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