Examples of bragging rights in a Sentence

She earned bragging rights for completing the project on time.

Recent Examples on the Web There's also a matter of those bragging rights, which will be in the Tar Heels' possession for the foreseeable future. — Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2022 Surrounded by lush subtropical gardens, the 130-year-old gem has historical bragging rights, too: George Bernard Shaw learned to tango here, while Winston Churchill came to write his memoirs. — Leena Kim And Hannah Seligson, Town & Country, 17 Mar. 2022 The state gets bragging rights for reducing in-state emissions, but global emissions rise when the regional generation systems mix and transmission losses are considered. — WSJ, 28 Feb. 2022 Bonus points and bragging rights go to those who also know the date and category. — Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2022 And at the high end of the market — like the Bored Ape Yacht Club, or the NFT collections being auctioned off by Sotheby’s for millions of dollars — a lot of the value boils down to speculation and bragging rights. — New York Times, 18 Mar. 2022 The pet who is picked will also win $5,000 and bunny bragging rights. — PEOPLE.com, 1 Feb. 2022 Prior to Friday, when Myles secured a spot in the 184-pound finals, his father had bragging rights. — Eli Mckown, Detroit Free Press, 19 Mar. 2022 Johnson used to play for Mater Dei, so James will have bragging rights. — Eric Sondheimer Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2022 See More

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“Bragging rights.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bragging%20rights. Accessed 18 May. 2022.

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