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
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Jake Kanter, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
While the sale hasn’t started just yet, there are tons of early Amazon Prime Day toy deals to get your holiday shopping started or snag a brag-worthy deal on a birthday gift.
—Anja Webb, Parents, 24 Sep. 2025
Daniel Kolitz, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Anyone who brags excessively about his or her offspring on social media will immediately be incarcerated for at least a week.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 22 Oct. 2025
Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
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
The entertainment industry is no stranger to individuals who espouse contested stories about screen hits, but the producers of Legacy of Lies have grown tired of his brags.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
While the sale hasn’t started just yet, there are tons of early Amazon Prime Day toy deals to get your holiday shopping started or snag a brag-worthy deal on a birthday gift.
—Anja Webb, Parents, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
Instead, the gooners bragged about them.
—Daniel Kolitz, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Anyone who brags excessively about his or her offspring on social media will immediately be incarcerated for at least a week.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
One of the best ways to do this is through a brag sheet, a document that outlines important elements of their candidacy to help jog recommenders’ memories and guide their letter writing.
—Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
Usually, embedding the brag portion is a handy means of somewhat hiding the brag.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Brag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brag. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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