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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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While ostensibly no book reviewers have taken to social media to galley-brag, Marlon is apparently very excited to read the book.
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Onfroy has a history of violence, memorialized both in court records and his own brags.
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And, the Congressional Black Caucus definitely wasn't here for his not-so-humble brag about unemployment.
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In other words, expect more snapshots and humble brags from the folks in your inner social circle, and less news articles and other content from outside organizations.
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But the herbs and melatonin made me logy and depressed, and still wide awake at 4 a.m. My righteous fury — coupled with the volunteer brags — got its comeuppance: A few neighbors asked me to run for the Kingston City Council.
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The brag factor is stronger, skewing the data in a positive direction.
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Not everyone can afford to drive all the way to Cleveland to experience the eclipse in its awesome totality and then humble-brag about it forever.
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Maybe that’s not the case for Van Noten, who doesn’t brag, doesn’t boast.
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Origin and Etymology of brag
Middle English, "ostentation, presumption," perhaps noun derivative of earlier brag, "ostentatious, spirited," of obscure origin
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First Known Use: 14th century
in the meaning defined at sense 2
See Words from the same yearDefinition of brag
: 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.
Recent Examples of brag from the Web
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Hurricane briefings usually give politicians a chance to look decisive, and Trump bragged to friends last fall that his administration had handled a slew of hurricanes quite well.
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But Baez got the out in the ninth inning, and the fan will likely be bragging to everyone he got ran over by a Cubbie.
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Republicans can brag that their reform of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act, passed by the House Tuesday, will ease the regulatory burden on banks.
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Ducey brags about terminating an acting agency director who wanted to enforce rules on ride-share services.
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Not to brag or anything, but my time was 20 minutes.
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Every single white male chef in this industry brags about themselves and their food isn’t even that good.
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In Ross’ death, the complaint filed against the 15- and 17-year-old suspects does not identify a motive, but says the two teenagers bragged to friends about the shooting.
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The Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV moneymaker brags that all its models can handle rough riding, with its most-rugged Wrangler -- the Rubicon Recon edition -- able to tackle the storied Rubicon Trail in California.
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Origin and Etymology of brag
Middle English braggen, noun derivative of brag 1brag
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First Known Use: 14th century
in the meaning defined at intransitive sense
See Words from the same yearSynonym 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 Defined for English Language Learners
brag
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
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