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Definition of Brags
1. brag [v] - See also: brag
Lexicographical Neighbors of Brags
Literary usage of Brags
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Overland Monthly by Bret Harte (1875)
"over by that faithful and forgiving dog whom they persecute by day. brags, senior,
with the cheerful air of one who scorns to receive encouragement in any ..."
2. The Great Conspiracy by John Alexander Logan (1886)
"... YORK CITY—THE REBEL JUNTA AT WASHINGTON INSPIRES HIM—HE OBEYS ORDERS, BUT
SHAKES AT THE KNEES—KEITT brags OF THE ''MILLIONS OF DEMOCRATS IN THE NORTH," ..."
3. Syntax of Classical Greek from Homer to Demosthenes by Basil Lanneau Gildersleeve, Charles William Emil Miller (1900)
"Eq. 696 ; / like your threats, I laugh at your fire-eating brags. AR. Eq. 696 (see
above). EUR. Cycl. ..."
4. M'Fingal: A Modern Epic Poem, in Four Cantos by John Trumbull (1826)
"Such feats did they perform that day, Upon these wicked KEGS, sir; That years to
come if they get home, They'll make their boasts and brags sir. ..."
5. M'Fingal: A Modern Epic Poem, in Four Cantos by John Trumbull (1826)
"... Such feats did they perform that day, Upon these wicked KEGS, sir; That years
to come if they get home, They'll make their boasts and brags sir. ..."
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