brag
verb (used without object)
to use boastful language; boast.
were 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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Wearing a white Nike head band that conjures images from the past, think Paul Pierce, 14-year-old Jason Crowe Jr. of Lynwood High was hardly resembling the freshman phenom his supporters were bragging about.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 4, 2023
This wasn’t something people were bragging about or trying to flex.
From Slate ● Mar. 21, 2022
Just a few years ago, Metro officials and transit aficionados were bragging about how safe and improved the subway is because of the 7000 Series railcars.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 18, 2021
“I remember when people were bragging about what they did to him. He was the poster child for the DAs. Now, he’s become the poster child for sentencing reform,” Jones said.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 7, 2019
Somebody carved “D wuz here” into the cinder block, and I don’t know what’s worse—the fact that they were bragging about being here or that they can’t spell “was.”
From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas
