bragged; bragging
: to talk boastfully
always bragging about his success
: to assert boastfully
bragged that she was the faster runner on her team
Examples of brag in a Sentence
Noun
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
Verb
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.
Adjective
he did a really brag job on restoring that classic car
Recent Examples on the Web
Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
Archetypal playboy Eddie Irvine has always loved a humble brag, renowned for accumulating a long list boys toys assets after following a successful F1 career.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 24 May 2025
News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 June 2025
For the better part of a week, Kamei will have bragging rights for having the largest Alamo Drafthouse in the nation in her city.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 21 June 2025
Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Usually, embedding the brag portion is a handy means of somewhat hiding the brag.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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Noun
There’s a whole new tone and dynamism to LinkedIn: more human, less not-so-humble brag.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
Archetypal playboy Eddie Irvine has always loved a humble brag, renowned for accumulating a long list boys toys assets after following a successful F1 career.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 24 May 2025
Verb
The Rancho Santa Fe Women’s B Tennis Team wrapped up a stellar spring season by clinching the championship in the Tennis Competitors of San Diego league—beating out seven local teams and claiming bragging rights across the courts, according to a news release.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 June 2025
For the better part of a week, Kamei will have bragging rights for having the largest Alamo Drafthouse in the nation in her city.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 21 June 2025
Adjective
Do not blunder into a situation of getting caught with a brag afoot.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Usually, embedding the brag portion is a handy means of somewhat hiding the brag.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for brag
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“Brag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brag. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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