brag
verb
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
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 on the Web
In terms once leveled at me across a bargaining table, 250 years of tradition unhampered by progress is nothing to brag about.
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Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 2 June 2026
One such post on X received an inordinate amount of attention as one man bragged about masking at the British Museum in London to keep himself healthy and avoid losing points of IQ.
—Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
But other evidence, including video and text messages of the officer bragging about the shooting, bolstered Martinez’s account and a judge dismissed the federal charges against her.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 29 May 2026
The 46-year-old actor shared some photos on Thursday, May 28, from his day on the the golf course with some pals — including Rob Lowe's son, John Owen Lowe — and took a moment to brag about his impressive score.
—Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
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Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 2 June 2026
One such post on X received an inordinate amount of attention as one man bragged about masking at the British Museum in London to keep himself healthy and avoid losing points of IQ.
—Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
But other evidence, including video and text messages of the officer bragging about the shooting, bolstered Martinez’s account and a judge dismissed the federal charges against her.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 29 May 2026
The 46-year-old actor shared some photos on Thursday, May 28, from his day on the the golf course with some pals — including Rob Lowe's son, John Owen Lowe — and took a moment to brag about his impressive score.
—Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
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 9 Jun. 2026.
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