Example Sentences

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All while playing an attacking, adaptable, and intense style of football with players boasting a sliding scale of abilities.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

Written with clear compassion and boasting a robust performance by Lili Taylor, “I Shot Andy Warhol” portrays Solanas as a product of modern alienation.

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026

James Conlon has begun his long goodbye as music director of Los Angeles Opera, and he does so by boasting big numbers.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

Other Chinese carmakers are dialing up speed instead of brawn to justify higher prices, with top executives boasting about their cars’ performance on racetracks such as Germany’s Nürburgring.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Mrs. Lee floated around the room checking in on the teams as we started on our app project, her shirt boasting the words “Back in My Day, We Had Nine Planets.”

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas