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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
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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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Oxford has been nominated for the prestigious Golden Boy award, but Bilic was quick to shut down any potential ego boosting brag.
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Krueger points out that because opinions of the president are already so polarized, people will likely incorporate this latest brag into their existing views of him.
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The most advantageous of the week’s body-positive brags were those that balanced the proportions of an otherwise billowing ensemble.
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But fear not, this post isn't meant simply as a handbag brag: A mini version of the Lady Bag is still available on the brand's website.
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Reed did stick to her word, though and, that said, what is a better way to return to social media than with an acro-yoga humble brag!?
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Origin and Etymology of brag
Middle English, "ostentation, presumption," perhaps noun derivative of earlier brag, "ostentatious, spirited," of obscure origin
Definition 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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Volusia deputies began investigating the teen after hearing rumors of a student who was bragging about biting the head off a chicken, Gant said.
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One, there is the overarching issue that Donald Trump is someone who has bragged about his infidelity for many decades.
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Two decades later, Karl Rove — in the throes of his boss George W. Bush’s Iraq War — bragged of the White House’s ability to create its own alternative reality; critics scoffed, but Rove may now be having the last laugh.
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Tone deaf Paul Ryan brags that his tax bill is going to make low income voters an extra $1.50 a week!
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Carl Nett, a former member of the U.S. Secret Service who also worked under contract with the CIA, was responding to a tweet from Yarmuth, who was bragging about his F grade from the National Rifle Association.
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The incoming president, who once bragged about hiring the best people to work with him, assembled a cadre of key staff members who were sworn in on Jan. 22, 2017.
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What a person displays is sometimes brag, like an award, sometimes fact, like a diploma, or sometimes a window to a person's soul.
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An update on the brand’s cult product Clinique Moisture Surge, the new version has twice the amount of hydration (a 152-percent moisture boost, the brand brags).
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Origin and Etymology of brag
Synonym 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
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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
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