brag
verb (used without object)
to use boastful language; boast.
had bragged
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past perfectof brag.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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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
Two other students remembered a prank that involved DeSantis challenging a student, who had bragged about how much milk he could drink, to guzzle as much milk as he could in one sitting.
From Salon ● Feb. 8, 2023
Two other students remembered a prank involving Mr. DeSantis and a student who had bragged about how much milk he could drink.
From New York Times ● Nov. 5, 2022
Branson had bragged in 2012 that Virgin Galactic expected to put paying passengers in the sky by 2013 or 2014.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2021
So the center Nasreen Baji had bragged about to her friend was the mysterious building we watched go up.
From "Amal Unbound" by Aisha Saeed
