SINCE 1828
bragging rights
nounDefinition of bragging rights
: entitlement to boast about something
Examples of bragging rights in a Sentence
She earned bragging rights for completing the project on time.
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Festivals offer the promise of specialty beers and a souvenir sampling glass for bragging rights. — Kathy Flanigan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "These 5 outdoor beer festivals will quench a thirst for unique brews," 5 June 2019 The younger Witt has draft-day bragging rights on his father, who won 142 games over 16 seasons after being selected No. — Dennis Waszak Jr., The Denver Post, "Orioles draft Oregon State catcher Adley Rutschman with No. 1 pick," 4 June 2019 Oh, and bragging rights until season 2 crowns its champion. Don't get us wrong, the trophy is pretty cool looking and the publicity T-Pain and the rest of the contestants received is truly ... — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, "T-Pain's 'Masked Singer' Winner Prize Is a Little Disappointing," 28 Feb. 2019 If a cat has nine lives, then our family dog, Millie, has bragging rights few felines can match. — C.j. Chivers, Popular Mechanics, "The Best Thing To Do When Your Dog Won't Stay," 24 Dec. 2018 All to say, a trip here pretty much guarantees bragging rights. — Erin Florio, Condé Nast Traveler, "The Allure of Myanmar’s Mergui Archipelago," 19 Nov. 2018 Some subsidy battles have been for bragging rights. — Patrick Sisson, Curbed, "Amazon HQ2 subsidies are deeply unpopular, but far from uncommon," 14 Nov. 2018 More importantly, the level isn’t just large for bragging rights. — Nick Statt, The Verge, "How Hitman 2’s developers turned its gigantic levels into ever-evolving playgrounds," 18 Oct. 2018 And, as everyone knows, bragging rights are always priceless. — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, "'Dancing With the Stars' Cast Members' Salaries Will DEFINITELY Surprise You," 1 Oct. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'bragging rights.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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