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
“I was bragging about this kid for months, and would always include the fact he could dunk,” Scalercio told Star magazine.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2024
The soccer girls were at the table in front of us, and Miri was bragging about the new “designer cleats” her dad had bought her.
From "P.S. I Miss You" by Jen Petro-Roy
