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His confusion and dismay, on discovering the next morning that he had been swaggering in this free and easy way in the house of a private gentleman, may be readily conceived.

From Oliver Goldsmith A Biography by Irving, Washington

Fanning had been swaggering about, boasting of his wonderful aeroplane, and now it appeared at the eleventh hour he had decided not to enter it.

From The Girl Aviators and the Phantom Airship by Burnham, Margaret

The beggar had been swaggering over his blessed diamond ever since he came aboard.

From The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)

All night long Scarthe’s royal swashbucklers had been swaggering through the streets, disturbing the tranquillity of their town, and leaving many a score unsettled.

From The White Gauntlet by Reid, Mayne