bragging rights

noun

: entitlement to boast about something

Examples of bragging rights in a Sentence

She earned bragging rights for completing the project on time.

Recent Examples on the Web

Ultimately, the team landed on 24 all-stars who will outwit, outplay and outlast each other for the $1 million prize and bragging rights that come with winning the show’s most competitive season to date. —Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 22 Feb. 2026

But this is the true big stage, and the Americans are looking not only for revenge but bragging rights for four years. —Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 20 Feb. 2026

This is the pick if you’re drawn to academic atmosphere, iconic architecture, and the bragging rights of walking through one of the world’s most recognizable universities. —Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026

This race and the cross-country relay are in winter what the swimming and track relays are in the summer — chances to gain four years’ worth of massive national bragging rights in heated rivalries. —Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1954, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bragging rights

• acolytes
• ammonites
• amorites
• analytes
• andesites
• appetites
• argillites
• astrocytes
• belemnites
• bryophytes
• canaanites
• carmelites