Used in a Sentence

boast

How to use boast in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for boast.

Editorial note

I am not defending HTP or the like, just saying, at least they boast.

Examples14
Definitions3
Parts of speech2

Quick take

speaking of yourself in superlatives

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of boast gathered in one view.

noun

speaking of yourself in superlatives

verb

show off

verb

wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner; "she was sporting a new hat"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for boast.

verb

show off

verb

wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner; "she was sporting a new hat"

Example sentences

1

I am not defending HTP or the like, just saying, at least they boast.

2

It seems almost a matter of pride these days to boast about how little sleep one gets.

3

Russia doesnt boast about being the "Greatest democracy and the Leader of the free world".

4

Seriously - money has changed him!Jokes aside, not many can boast a week like that.

5

"CloudFlare later boasts on its blog about how they were able to protect their clients before many others.

6

It sounds like the "technology" aspect of this is that the standards of evidence have gone up for a boy to defend his boast.

7

It came off as an arrogant boast by an immature developer framed as an admission of shortcomings.

8

The CPU is reported to use A15 cores, which would make Apple first to market, but all the writer can do about that is boast of some vaporware product using the A15.

9

" I wonder if some companies will boast to potential new customers regarding their relationships with vendors that will offer them advanced patches on critical issues such as heartbleed.

10

My phone has increasingly been running out of RAM lately for reasons I don't understand - hearing Google boast about how KitKat has been optimized for memory had me hoping that it would support more than just the latest-greatest.

11

In both cases the companies also boast a level of success that makes it hard for them to evaluate whether elements of their company culture is detrimental to their continued development at this stage of their existence.

12

I agree that the comment is content-free but honestly what did the company expect when they're boasting about their partnership with one of the world's most hated companies?I'm not exactly alarmed to see this comment at the top because it's ridiculous that the company was dumb enough to issue this press release.

13

I met Aleksey at Yale a few months after the video had gone viral and found him to be a nice enough guy who was intelligent and interesting to talk to, though it was clear that he had serious emotional issues as even then after all the ridicule he felt compelled to boast of unlikely achievements almost as a reflex.

14

Where I have worked for the last 5 to 7 years, I am pretty much the last line "of defense", so to speak... because every time something stopped working and I could not figure it out, it would go on taking the support team of one of the biggest names in IT literally a year trying to pinpoint the issue only to not being able to come up with a solution in the end. This is not meant to boast, I am working towards a point:So I would say my "career" is there... yet my personal life and emotional happiness is in complete ruins; while my age and point in career match at "30", emotionally and as a person, a human being, I feel like I am 12.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use boast in a sentence?

I am not defending HTP or the like, just saying, at least they boast.

What does boast mean?

speaking of yourself in superlatives

What part of speech is boast?

boast is commonly used as noun, verb.