How to Use bragging rights in a Sentence

bragging rights

noun
  • She earned bragging rights for completing the project on time.
  • Nothing more than bragging rights are at risk, but to the Bradys, that’s more than enough.
    Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2021
  • This was bragging rights in the South Bay, since many from both teams live in the same area.
    Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2021
  • That might still happen, but the Giants have bragging rights for at least one month.
    John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 May 2021
  • Their coach wins bragging rights and the signature trophy.
    Anthony Robledo, The Courier-Journal, 23 Sep. 2024
  • The races are run for bragging rights and mostly for the enjoyment of watching the birds fly.
    John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 8 May 2021
  • Plenty of athletes turn to extreme sports for good old-fashioned bragging rights.
    Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 9 May 2021
  • Your Champion level will be displayed on your namecard for bragging rights.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 13 May 2021
  • Beyond bragging rights, shareholders in such a case would get a cut of the revenue the building generates.
    Erik Sherman, Fortune, 20 May 2021
  • But bragging rights only come with the owner of the original NFT.
    Roxanne Robinson, Forbes, 9 Apr. 2021
  • Meanwhile, the winning mentor will receive the ultimate bragging rights.
    Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful, 15 Apr. 2021
  • Purchase your tasting spoon and sample chili recipes served up by amateur and professional chefs vying for prizes and bragging rights.
    Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 25 Sep. 2024
  • This is the only way for the country to retain bragging rights as being the fastest growing economy in the G20.
    Vasuki Shastry, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
  • The winner not only claims bragging rights but access to lunar resources, especially at the moon’s south pole, where safe landing spots are few and potential payoffs are big.
    Thomas Zurbuchen, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2024
  • The winner gets a special parking spot and a trophy with a star on top that serves as bragging rights around the office, says Fandino, who is approaching her four-year anniversary with the company.
    Eric Barton, sun-sentinel.com, 20 May 2021
  • Each piece that has sold has typically been a one-of-a-kind digital artwork or collector's item attached to this new form of crypto investing -- and people were willing to pay extra for the bragging rights alone.
    Anna Bahney, CNN, 27 Apr. 2021
  • Want the bragging rights of being the first to find a new artist?
    Lina Abascal, WSJ, 8 Dec. 2022
  • Kate walked away with the bragging rights, as England won the match 23-19.
    Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 7 Oct. 2022
  • The locals got a free lunch, and bragging rights, but no pay.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2022
  • Now's a good time to go, for both solitude and bragging rights.
    Alesandra Dubin, House Beautiful, 9 Mar. 2023
  • As the victor, Hardin earned $5,000 and bragging rights.
    Mary Colurso | McOlurso@al.com, al, 19 Aug. 2021
  • If not for yourself, for your feet, and for bragging rights.
    Jeremy Rellosa, Outside Online, 26 Apr. 2022
  • But who can claim bragging rights for the orange crush?
    Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 12 July 2024
  • In the meantime, the champions of each league would play for bragging rights.
    Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2022
  • Each walked away with bragging rights, a souvenir glass and a $100 gift card to À La Cart.
    Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 21 July 2022
  • Still others claim pools as trophies; the steeper the slides, the deeper the deep end, the better the bragging rights.
    Jeastman, oregonlive, 29 May 2023
  • But the format is fun, and bragging rights are always nice.
    Darnell Mayberry | , cleveland, 19 Aug. 2023
  • But Herro said that there were no home state bragging rights on the line between the two guards.
    Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel, 19 Feb. 2023
  • Johnson used to play for Mater Dei, so James will have bragging rights.
    Eric Sondheimer Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2022
  • So began a summer pursuit for the high score and the bragging rights that come with it.
    Simon Hill, WIRED, 22 Sep. 2024

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