How to Use bragging rights in a Sentence

bragging rights

noun

• She earned bragging rights for completing the project on time.
• The winning team gets a photo opp with the golden trophy — and all the bragging rights.
  — Mckenzie Rankin, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024
• 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
• 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
• 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 | [e-mail], 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
• Nothing more than bragging rights are at risk, but to the Bradys, that’s more than enough.
  — Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2021
• 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
• Plus, the winner gets bragging rights for being the fastest in the family.
  — Country Living, 22 Mar. 2023
• And there are far more than bragging rights on the line Saturday, too.
  — Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel, 17 Sep. 2022
• The new owner paid a premium for the bragging rights of the Queen’s jewels.
  — Jill Newman, Town & Country, 5 Feb. 2022
• 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
• The state’s finest fiddlers will compete for prizes and bragging rights.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 2 Sep. 2021
• Being the first to cross the finish line on Boylston Street comes with perks, not just bragging rights.
  — New York Times, 18 Apr. 2022
• The pet who is picked will also win $5,000 and bunny bragging rights.
  — PEOPLE.com, 1 Feb. 2022
• In the Napster era, people would leak things for bragging rights.
  — Steve Knopper, Billboard, 2 June 2021
• Alabama and Auburn are set to meet with bragging rights, not titles, on the line.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 26 Nov. 2022
• The first person who finds the pickle gets the first gift, and bragging rights until next Christmas.
  — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2023
• That might still happen, but the Giants have bragging rights for at least one month.
  — John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 May 2021
• Answer: Okayama, Japan in 1957 — and took home bragging rights, along with a snazzy championship belt and a basket of wine.
  — Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 14 Dec 2024