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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“Most of the people that travel the interstate have been in here. I mean, back in the heyday or whatever, we counted—one day, we had 86 people,” he bragged.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
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
Johnson claimed that Kean had addressed the matter “appropriately” and bragged about texting the Republican to tell him, “We’re in your corner and we’re behind you 100%.”
From Salon ● Jul. 2, 2026
Prenda principal John L. Steele even bragged publicly that Prenda had made nearly $15 million with its lawsuits.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
I might not've bragged how Hugo my cousin does it by tying one end of a reel of cotton to the knocker and then drives his victim crazy by knocking from a safe distance.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
