brag
verb (used without object)
to use boastful language; boast.
bragged
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past participleof brag.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof brag.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
bragverb (used without object)to use boastful language; boast.
Example Sentences
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A witness also alleged that Matlala had bragged about his "close connections with very senior police officials", including Sibiya, following his arrest in May last year.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
The first was oracular and inscrutable, a chairman who bragged he had learned to mumble with great incoherence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
In a lengthy second post, Trump bragged about steps he has taken to beautify Washington, including resurfacing the bottom of the Reflecting Pool with an "American flag blue" coating used in swimming pools.
From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026
The tale contradicts comments he made to reporters on May 4, when he bragged that the new lining was “very strong” and “if you had a knife, you can’t even cut it.”
From Salon ● Jun. 24, 2026
Grandpa Blakeslee bragged a lot about my daddy being such a dandy worker.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
