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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She means it just as I would if I bragged I can benchpress a beer keg — that is, once I strength-train beyond my piddly 5 lb dumbbells.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
Howard Lutnick, the billionaire commerce secretary, bragged last year that if the Social Security Administration stopped sending checks to his mother-in-law she wouldn’t complain.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
This created an ideal environment for touts—one of whom bragged online about making a “good few quid” selling dodgy glasses, unconcerned about repercussions because buyers would “never see me again.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 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
“Yeah, but they don’t taste funny,” I bragged, breaking the cookie down the middle.
From "The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds
