brag
verb (used without object)
to use boastful language; boast.
was bragging
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past progressiveof brag.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Before leaving the company in May to join the administration, as recently as February, Bisignano was bragging to Wall Street investors about the company’s stellar performance and its great outlook.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2025
In an interview with the Atlantic published this week, Trump was bragging about his effect.
From Slate ● May 3, 2025
He was bragging, of course, on an insecure network that according to what I have read uses “open-source privacy technology.”
From Salon ● Mar. 25, 2025
Nootbaar was bragging about Ohtani to a small group inside the Tokyo Dome that included former major league and Japan league manager Bobby Valentine.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 8, 2023
The Em who never talked about the Banana Splits unless she was bragging about the cookies.
From "Goodbye Stranger" by Rebecca Stead
