boastingly
- a word derived from boast.
Example Sentences
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"Oh, I'll land all right," said Joe, though not boastingly.
From Joe Strong on the Trapeze or The Daring Feats of a Young Circus Performer by Barnum, Vance
He did not tell it boastingly, but in a simple, quiet way, and not before a great deal of persuasion was brought to bear upon him.
From Harper's Round Table, August 27, 1895 by Various
Then the gourd answered boastingly that it had grown as tall as the palm in fewer days than the tree could count years.
From The Life of Duty, v. 2 A year's plain sermons on the Gospels or Epistles by Wilmot-Buxton, H. J.
"Evunia went to walk with her husband and Hania," answered the little girl, boastingly.
From Hania by Sienkiewicz, Henryk
The man told the story boastingly to one of the servants of Lord Arundel, who was also a suitor of the queen's.
From Queen Elizabeth Makers of History by Abbott, Jacob
