chest-thumping
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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As long as Hegseth keeps his chest-thumping and pull-up contests in the land of make-believe, these men are happy.
From Salon ● Mar. 13, 2026
The hair-whipping, chest-thumping church founder uprooted her polarizing sect from Manchester, England, to Manhattan before fleeing farther still into the countryside.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2026
But it's worth remembering that behind the chest-thumping headlines, there is still plenty of work to do for both India and the EU.
From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2026
The harsh punishment of Mangione might be in keeping with his chest-thumping on crime, but it’s also bad politics.
From Slate ● Apr. 1, 2025
After the requisite “Hello London,” he promptly counted out “one, two, three, four” for the chest-thumping drum intro to “No Surrender” that set fans roaring and band charging forward like a hard-rocking freight train.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 7, 2023
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