brag
verb (used without object)
to use boastful language; boast.
brags
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present tense formof brag (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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He keeps going to the doctor, has bruises on both hands, and brags about passing dementia tests.
From Slate ● Jun. 23, 2026
He now brags that his daughter has a “high-powered direct report” assisting her at work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 2026
While he brags, it is others who have to carry out his orders and, far too often, make the ultimate sacrifice.
From Salon ● Jan. 6, 2026
Nobody brags about water stocks at cocktail parties — that’s how you know they might actually work.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 9, 2025
“Last year I helped raise enough money to send 120 mosquito nets to a village in Ghana,” she brags.
From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty
