as in boasted
to praise or express pride in one's own possessions, qualities, or accomplishments often to excess
she bragged that she was richer than anyone else in the state
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Recent Examples of bragged
What is not consistent with Kraft’s narrative is the notion that Carter bragged about the shuttle to Brezhnev and then felt compelled to follow through with the shuttle’s development for this reason.
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Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2024
Years later, General Michael Hagee, who was the commandant of the Marine Corps at the time of the shootings, bragged to an oral historian that the press still hadn’t got hold of graphic photos of the killings’ aftermath.
—Parker Yesko, The New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2024
During his time in jail for those killings, Corcoran reportedly bragged about shooting and killing his parents in 1992 in northern Indiana’s Steuben County, for which he was charged but later acquitted.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 18 Dec. 2024
While jailed, Corcoran reportedly bragged about fatally shooting his parents.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 17 Dec. 2024
The Guardian recently reported that the Project 2025 architect, Kevin Roberts, had bragged to colleagues about bludgeoning a neighbor’s dog to death with a shovel.
—Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
This strategy ignited incredible enthusiasm and action, translating to the massive reach and cost savings I not-so-subtly bragged about earlier.
—Sal Viveros, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
The writer was disgusted with church policies of putting young women under control of male members and that one had repeatedly raped his charge and bragged about it.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 30 Sep. 2024
Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2024
Years later, General Michael Hagee, who was the commandant of the Marine Corps at the time of the shootings, bragged to an oral historian that the press still hadn’t got hold of graphic photos of the killings’ aftermath.
—Parker Yesko, The New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2024
During his time in jail for those killings, Corcoran reportedly bragged about shooting and killing his parents in 1992 in northern Indiana’s Steuben County, for which he was charged but later acquitted.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 18 Dec. 2024
While jailed, Corcoran reportedly bragged about fatally shooting his parents.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 17 Dec. 2024
The Guardian recently reported that the Project 2025 architect, Kevin Roberts, had bragged to colleagues about bludgeoning a neighbor’s dog to death with a shovel.
—Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
This strategy ignited incredible enthusiasm and action, translating to the massive reach and cost savings I not-so-subtly bragged about earlier.
—Sal Viveros, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
The writer was disgusted with church policies of putting young women under control of male members and that one had repeatedly raped his charge and bragged about it.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 30 Sep. 2024
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