| 单词 | boastful |
| 例句 | The boastful convict was Sergeant Thomas Hickey, one of Washington’s bodyguards. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z They seem to view such questions as prying or boastful, but to me they're perfectly normal. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z He complained loudly about first years never getting on the House Quidditch teams and told long, boastful stories that always seemed to end with him narrowly escaping Muggles in helicopters. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z There was no boastful pride in my face. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z I have myself devised many staff plans over the years, and I do not believe I am being unduly boastful if I say that very few ever needed amendment. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Her topaz eyes glowed up at them, and her purr was boastful. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Which was more like a narrow river, but people in Logan didn’t like to name things in a boastful way. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The top brass also remembered all too well how Yardley’s boastful book had made Japan dump its old codes and ciphers, then create much harder ones. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Dove was garrulous, indolent, complaining, and boastful, but it hurt Johnny when the other boys bulbed him and his masters beat him. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He had known his sort in King’s Landing—fawning to his superiors, harsh to his inferiors, as blind as he was boastful and too proud by half. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Miss Smith!—message to Miss Smith!—What could she possibly mean!”—And he repeated her words with such assurance of accent, such boastful pretence of amazement, that she could not help replying with quickness, Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z “He gave, as I say, a full and boastful confession.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z What he said sounded boastful, but it wasn’t really. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z If that sounds boastful, then listen to him trying to sum up his talent. A$AP Rocky: Triumph and tragedy 2013-01-22T06:19:43Z Perhaps this all sounds boastful, but I was always thrilled to be in their company, like a small boy in the presence of giants. Perspective | Remembering Norton Juster and other lost literary friends 2021-03-16T04:00:00Z The most dynamic moments come when Yankee reaches for the magic of the past — whether indulging in boastful hubris or summoning listeners into dance floor reverie. Daddy Yankee, Reggaeton’s First Global Star, Steps Aside 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z It’s the kind of statement that might sound boastful or presumptuous coming from the mouth of a budding pop star. Róisín Murphy, a Disco Queen Ruling Her Own Galaxy 2020-09-17T04:00:00Z While reminiscing, Ms. Collins was never grandiose or boastful. Review: Judy Collins Performs at Cafe Carlyle 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z He was both boastful and dismissive of his academic accomplishments, his personality being less fusty arson professor and more Marlboro arson poet. An arsonist was terrorizing rural Virginia. But he had a peculiar way of doing it. 2017-07-03T04:00:00Z But his nasal vocal, the strangled way he pronounces “Norf Side Long Beach” and the electronic siren tone at the center of Clams Casino’s production make him sound more bleak than boastful. The Year in Music Videos 2015-12-27T05:00:00Z He wants to explore their values, if that’s the word: It seems that everyone is flagrantly competitive, always boastful, with no sense of shame where conspicuous consumption is concerned. Review: Kevin Kwan’s ‘China Rich Girlfriend’ Skewers Vulgar Wealth in Asia 2015-06-28T04:00:00Z Without attribution, that does sound just a tad boastful, but it may well be true. Review | The greatest prison escape ever? ‘The Confidence Men’ tells a sensational true story. 2021-06-15T04:00:00Z Idiosyncratic and biased, obfuscatory and boastful, even unctuous and vain, the Hollywood memoir is not going to portray the past in a clear light. The guilty pleasure of reading Hollywood memoirs 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z After introducing the show, she introduces herself, in the studiously offhand tone of someone accustomed to trying not to sound boastful. “Aria Code,” an Effortlessly Listenable Opera Podcast 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z Alfred Akirov knows about all this history, but he does not seem particularly moved by it nor is he proud or boastful that a former Nazi hotel is now under Jewish ownership. T Magazine: Hostel Takeover 2011-03-21T19:16:12Z I'm not a boastful character, but if conversation in the pub gets on the topic of art, I might look down at the floor and mention with slight embarrassment: "I've got one of those." Why I'll never sell my Damien Hirst 2010-10-18T16:00:00Z The Web site notes its devotion to "the most experimental art in the world," which seems boastful. Frugal Traveler Blog: 36 Hours? In Queens, Enough Frugal Options for a Week 2012-12-20T17:57:54Z You can also draw a through line from Nixon’s contempt for the liberal elite to Trump’s boastful claims of political incorrectness. ‘Richard Nixon,’ Portrait of a Thin-Skinned, Media-Hating President 2017-03-29T04:00:00Z Mr. Brown himself has yet to comment directly on what happened in Minneapolis, apart from a boastful Twitter reply to the rapper Kendrick Lamar — since deleted. Music Review: Danny Brown and Kitty at Irving Plaza 2013-05-08T21:58:46Z Not that Mr. Boyega has really lived the rough-and-tumble life of that boastful rapper. Keeping It Real With Aliens in the ?Hood 2011-07-22T14:00:00Z I was proud – even boastful – about the fact that we had become friends. Asymmetric love, part four: the view from the other side 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z “Holy Water” is the lamest of the bunch, a boastful ode to below-the-belt nectar. Madonna channels defiance and devotion on confident 'Rebel Heart' 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z The boastful appeal of Joe Kennedy’s comment after one victory—“For all the money I spent I could have elected my chauffeur”—never loses its punch. ‘American Dynasties: The Kennedys’ Review: A Striving in the Blood 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z Even Vidal’s boastful embrace of pansexuality was something of a pose, Parini says: He was gay, though he hated the word, and wished he were otherwise. ‘Empire of Self: A Life of Gore Vidal,’ by Jay Parini 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z “He’s got the combination of boastful assurance and competence of a very good young rapper.” Bhaskar Sunkara, Editor of Jacobin Magazine 2013-01-20T22:57:50Z “I’m not a boastful person. I like my actions to speak for me.” A Carlyle group co-founder steps out of the philanthropic shadows The oldest of three boys born to a white mother and black father, Lowery seems both hesitant and boastful regarding his racial identity. Critic at Large Rebecca Carroll on Wesley Lowery's 'They Can't Kill Us All' 2016-12-19T05:00:00Z The brainiest luggage, or maybe the most boastful, is Planet Traveler’s Space Case 1. Suitcase GPS? Scented bags? Collapsible sunglasses? The latest travel gadgets. 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z Boy is an Everyboy, pulled in one direction by well-meaning teachers and in another by his "peeps", his boastful lies made to gain respect or save face, and a culture where "snitches get stitches". Mad About the Boy – review 2012-06-07T17:00:02Z “Once its gone, it’s gone,” she added, slightly more boastful than sorry. | J. Crew Bridal Boutique: At the New J. Crew Bridal Boutique 2010-07-20T21:10:00Z Mostly, though, he’s boastful or piqued, modes he wears well. Kanye West, Still Unfiltered, on Eve of Fifth Album 2010-11-19T04:30:00Z It was a boastful, look-at-me gown: See how fabulous I am? Perspective | The Oscars red carpet was diverse, even if the nominees weren’t 2020-02-09T05:00:00Z And simply mentioning that your child plays for this soccer team or attends that academy can come off as boastful; it’s enough that he is seen in public wearing the uniform. How to Parent Like the Japanese Do 2015-07-17T04:00:00Z But the writings here reflect the Mr. Carter we know: boastful and painfully confessional, sanctimonious and callous, insightful and un-self-aware. Books of The Times: From Seat of Power, Battling Many Crises 2010-09-26T22:18:00Z Cavendish is much, but I have been unable to locate this boastful phrase in any of her published output. How Archival Fiction Upends Our View of History 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z So the Osbornes offered “Don’t Bring the Redneck Out in Me,” a song that reeled off rowdy, boastful good ol’ boy stereotypes. Brothers Osborne Want to Bring Guitar Heroes Back to Nashville 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z “Whatever featured boastful winners and cringing losers, he watched with avidity,” Jacobson writes. A sneak peek at ‘P---y,’ the soon-to-be published novel about Donald Trump 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z She is boastful about losing her identity, becoming a woman who is "not herself" and "playing herself" for a man's hypnotic affection. A feminist reckoning for six Beyoncé songs 2021-08-22T04:00:00Z He knew the boastful title would annoy people, but he also meant it — Mr. Vile wanted to write hit songs. Kurt Vile, Indie Rock’s Charming Riddle 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z Pictures of Jay-Z taken over the years by different photographers highlight his evolution from a boastful young rapper with big aspirations to a mogul dealing with fame, wealth and outsize expectations — both cultural and social. Perspective | Nicki Minaj and a stack of pancakes? These rare images capture another side to hip-hop. 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z “It is strong,” he said with a boastful swagger, a joke that might mask something real. Exploring That Old Knee-Slapper, Suicide 2011-01-06T22:13:28Z Gouzer’s own social media accounts provide no small assist here; posts include a boastful video of him proclaiming, “We’ll do an auction that will make the market great again.” ‘Savior for Sale: Da Vinci’s Lost Masterpiece?’ Review: Doubling Down 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z “I mean I’m only 25 but I’m ‘Motown 25’/Bet I get a statue in my hometown when I die,” he raps, boastful but just a touch indignant. The Playlist: Zayn’s Bizarrely Great Sleaze Rock and 13 More New Songs 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z The effect is jarring, as it’s meant to be, though no less so than seeing boastful Khrushchev and vile Beria doing drunken belly bumps. ‘The Death of Stalin’ Review: Laughing in the Graveyard of History 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z Commuting to Disneyland Minneapolis’ Great Northern Depot was never as boastful as its palatial East Coast cousins, but its well-appointed, spartan, Midwestern reserve was gorgeous nonetheless. Commuting to Disneyland 2012-07-14T16:00:00Z Maybe I was saying these boastful things because it just feels good to help another human being. “I’m jumping off the bridge” 2012-08-03T23:30:00Z On “Freestyle 4” he is boastful, challenging anyone who thought he was done to “wake up” and laying all his eccentricities bare. The complex life of Kanye: “The Life of Pablo” is West’s triumphant turn to hip-hop middle age — with some old habits that won’t die 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z “I say this to my board: ‘You can’t just be boastful and say L.A. is going to be one of the greatest cultural cities on earth. Is This L.A.’s $600 Million Man? 2017-01-18T05:00:00Z Kate merrily greets all of Sir Harry's boastful claims of success with barely concealed mirth and impertinence. Review: 2 J.M. Barrie comedies smart, breezy 2013-05-07T21:01:15Z Adapted from a boastful, semi-apologetic memoir by the renegade stock trader Jordan Belfort, the film oscillates between disgust at its selfish, obnoxious, amoral protagonist and giddy fascination with his exuberant, unabashed greed. What I Learned About Democracy From the Movies 2021-05-13T04:00:00Z This is food served with a knowing wink rather than a boastful shout. Convivial review: Cedric Maupillier brings diners on a delicious voyage 2016-03-08T05:00:00Z He is a world-weary, somewhat dissolute avatar of colonial power — “a representative of the state” in his own assessment, which sounds both humble and boastful — going to seed in a tropical paradise. ‘Pacifiction’ Review: Trouble in Paradise 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z Twelve brawling, boastful boys; twelve fragile and rapacious egos; twelve adolescences — all presented to the new queen as routine aspects of her job. Review: ‘A Wild Swan,’ Michael Cunningham’s Scabrous Antidote to Happily Ever After 2015-11-08T05:00:00Z And yet by the end of the century, a new boastful imperialism was qualified by a mood of apprehension, expressed by the bard of Empire himself. A History of the British Empire at Its Peak 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z On his first releases since the back-to-back albums “Endless” and “Blonde” last year, Frank Ocean is sly, boastful and effortless. The Playlist: Feist Ponders ‘Pleasure,’ and Frank Ocean Delivers Another Surprise 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z Harmonica, organ and piano join in on another rocker, the boastful romp “Three Women” - the album’s only track White didn’t write alone; he shares credit with late blues guitarist Blind Willie McTell. Review: Jack White goes country on second solo CD 2014-06-09T04:00:00Z And Mr. Roger certainly did: The conejo was supple and laced with a silky vermouth sauce and thoroughly validated my boastful prediction. Houston’s Culinary Bragging Rights 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z More often, though, we come up with ways to let other people know how wonderful we are without seeming boastful about it. You’re such a jerk 2013-03-10T20:00:00Z In his memoir, written with Mark Manson, he provides a handy, if boastful, chart of his prowess: from 2002 to 2008, he had eight consecutive films gross more than $100 million domestically. A Slap Could Sting the Smith Family Brand 2022-04-02T04:00:00Z He strutted through the finale with his usual boastful style about playing the game so often. 'Survivor' supplies redemption to winner 2011-05-16T03:00:51Z Laura Zigman, the best-selling author of “Animal Husbandry” and “Her,” says that she welcomes such a bragging formula but is concerned that for braggy parents, even the counternegative might end up being boastful. This Life: Time for a Truce in the Bragging Wars 2013-02-01T22:06:28Z The Anglo-German historian has spent most of his adult life in the company of Kaiser Wilhelm II, a man he describes as a “boastful autocrat, militarist and racist”. A toxic monarch 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z Adhering to the austere values of rural New England, the message is welcoming but not boastful. Perspective | An ‘Our Town’ for our time, staged in the New England community that inspired it 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z He’s boastful but not ostentatious, and practically allergic to melody. In New Albums, 21 Savage and Playboi Carti Go Against the Flow 2017-07-19T04:00:00Z More seriously, one got the feeling of a country proud of its vastness and wildness, but quietly elegiac about these qualities rather than boastful. On Canada Day, Sampling Soulpepper’s Cultural Imports 2017-07-02T04:00:00Z Funny, self-deprecating and a whole lot less boastful than he could be, Mr. Stewart offers a string of Grade-A rock ’n’ roll debauchery stories and somehow makes them charming. Rock ’n’ Roll and Write 2012-11-22T21:38:44Z He won and proceeded to rub it in our faces in his usual boastful fashion. Trauma ran away with my childhood: Losing my father to violence forced me to grow up fast 2020-11-22T05:00:00Z “Wow.” is boastful but not melancholy — “I got a lot of toys/720S bumpin’ Fall Out Boy” — and he’s largely rapping, with only a flimsy skin of melody. The Playlist: D’Angelo’s Cowboy Soul, and 9 More New Songs 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z The other 40 also within minutes of meeting me were telling me horrible stories and were boastful, often in front of their grandchildren or wives. The Carpetbagger: ‘Act of Killing’ and Oscar Voters’ Aversion to Violence 2014-02-21T13:30:52Z But the same city that spews out these patriotically boastful postcards clearly also teems with uncontrollable desires, ones that drive people to call up the numbers on the phone-box cards. Gilbert and George: Postcards from the sluice gates 2011-01-12T21:45:01Z In other words, Mr. Banks is a brainy and boastful rapper, which leads to some stratification in his audience, some there for the attitude, and some for the intricate punch lines. Music Review: Lloyd Banks Performs at Nokia Theater 2010-04-30T22:56:00Z Their boastful, intensely profane lyrics depicted a world of sex, violence and racial tension, with frequent references to guns and an overt hatred of the police. Jerry Heller, music executive who launched gangsta rappers N.W.A., dies at 75 2016-09-03T04:00:00Z Unusually for a character actor, Rockwell has a trademark that crops up in much of his work: the witty, boastful, elegantly frenzied dance sequence. Sam Rockwell – last of the goofballs 2012-12-06T12:55:03Z In the supernatural realm, a boastful Lucifer demands credit for Jesus’ death, but a combative Angel insists that it was a sacrifice made freely out of love for humankind. It’s Handel; It’s Not What You Think 2014-12-09T05:00:00Z Mr. Weiss is a boastful, mumbling Luke; Ms. Soule fares better as Angela, somehow grounding the character even as she has to slide down a firehouse pole while wearing glossy leggings and a white bustier. ‘A Fable’ in Two Acts at the Cherry Lane 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z Judging by the evidence on offer in “Uncharted,” the claim seems a tad boastful. Books of The Times: ‘Uncharted,’ by Erez Aiden and Jean-Baptiste Michel 2013-12-24T20:44:07Z Kids were lured away by the siren call of flashy nonsense like Space Invaders and Pac-Man—you know, with their blinking lights and endless beeping and boastful scrolls of High Scores. The Forgotten Greatness of Air Hockey 2016-08-09T04:00:00Z I write — I don’t say this in a boastful sense — I do write 1,000 words an hour. Alexander McCall Smith published his first hit novel at 50 and hasn’t stopped. How does he do it? 2019-12-02T05:00:00Z “Perhaps it’s time we were a bit more boastful,” she added. 50 Years of Art in the Bronx 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z He not only loathes the memory of Susan’s husband but most men to boot, finding them boastful, oafish and predatory, both beastly and comical. He’s 19. She’s 48 and Married. When They Play Doubles Tennis, It’s a Match. 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z In this strange story a miller's daughter is imprisoned by the king, after her father has told the boastful lie that she can spin gold from straw. Lesley Glaister's top 10 books about incarceration 2010-05-13T14:38:00Z "I ... encountered the boastful and shocking way that the killers were talking about what they did," said Oppenheimer in a telephone interview from Denmark. Film reopens old, long-buried wounds in Indonesia 2013-02-27T05:35:36Z A rotund, boastful little man with a helicopter propeller on his back, Karlson lives in a tiny house on the roof of an apartment inhabited by a "perfectly ordinary" seven-year-old boy. In translation: nine authors pick their favourite children's fiction 2013-06-28T17:29:01Z “It’s bigger now than it was at the height of my recording career,” Mr. Joel said, more puzzled than boastful. Billy Joel’s Got a Good Job and Hits in His Head 2018-07-25T04:00:00Z The songs on “Reputation” toggle between tender and boastful, as Swift recounts various professional and romantic entanglements. Taylor Swift’s Netflix Special Is the End of an Era 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z Throughout the night Jay-Z appeared humbled, even when performing his most boastful material. Beyoncé and Jay-Z Squeeze Triumph From Reconciliation 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z Even after all these years Nas remains one of the few lyricists who unpacks typically boastful narratives of violence. Critic’s Notebook: New Nas Welcomes the Nas of Old 2012-07-18T22:26:11Z But their clothes weren’t flamboyant, boastful or self-conscious. Perspective | Their testimony was pointed. Their clothes were reassuringly dull. 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z On Wednesday morning, President Trump had jetted away, in a final burst of self-glorification, to the Village People’s booming “Y.M.C.A.” and to Frank Sinatra’s boastful “My Way.” At Biden’s Inaugural Events, the Music Was Earnestly Reassuring 2021-01-21T05:00:00Z They’ll make you wistful for queer marching bands and boastful moms, thanks to Olympia Dukakis’s cheeky appearance as the devoted mother of a transgender daughter. Celebrating Pride on Film 2020-06-01T04:00:00Z He was one bullet away and this guy was very boastful and very clear about how he felt about white supremacy. Telling Muhammad Ali's story in full: "What really struck me the most was how much humility he had" 2019-05-05T04:00:00Z In conversation, Menaker was often genial and self-effacing, but he would acknowledge competitive and boastful sides and was haunted by a family tragedy he helped bring on. Daniel Menaker, award-winning author and editor, dead at 79 2020-10-27T04:00:00Z Pleased with his new moniker, the bat swiftly returns to his boastful ways, shouting as the book ends: "I'm the cutest thing in this castle." Tricky treats for young readers 2011-10-15T05:30:47Z His version of history, recorded with the help of a ghostwriter, is both boastful and self-deprecating. The quid pro quos of Gordon D. Sondland 2022-05-06T04:00:00Z To them, these photos prove that I’m a boastful player and a jerk. Social Q?s: We Have a Situation 2010-09-23T21:59:00Z There’s too much delight and humor in Jazmin’s countenance for this revelation to sound boastful. Did slaves catch your seafood? 2012-05-21T14:26:00Z “I’m not a particularly boastful person,” said Mr. Buchwald, who is the kind of guy who wears a fedora and tips his head as he ducks into the back seat of his driven Mercedes. Howard Stern’s Superagent Is Getting With the Program 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z The tie no longer secured in its big, boastful knot, but rather hanging limply around the neck, like a boxer on the ropes. Trump, (Tie) Undone 2020-06-22T04:00:00Z The lyrics of “So Gone” address a former partner, bouncing between self-pity and boastful sneering, all tied together by Missy Elliott’s ad-libs of encouragement. The Beats Fuelling the Viral Dance Challenges 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z “You Can’t Spell America Without Me” is a wacky narrative written in the voice of a boastful reality TV star who becomes president without any idea how government works. How does Alec Baldwin’s Trump impression sound on the page? Yuuge! 2017-11-05T04:00:00Z Some large-scale works are boastful, whereas others are shaped by the lightest of touches; they are as likely to oppress as to inspire. Gigantism 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z As the name implies, it’s a load of boastful self-incrimination, outlining an unexpected pattern of behavior for him: infidelity, dishonesty, reckless irresponsibility. New Music: Aerosmith and Ne-Yo Don’t Hold Back 2012-11-05T22:41:32Z Not boastful of family money, but not stealth about it either. Rep. Matt Gaetz wants you to know who he is, and his plan is working 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z Those who reported on the Triple Crown at the time have said that the real Pancho Martin was neither talkative nor boastful, and had no particular adversarial relationship with Penny Chenery. Ebert attacks my "Secretariat" review -- it's on! 2010-10-08T14:58:00Z The study found that one in seven who own a smartphone and who use social media would unfollow or block someone who posts what they perceive as boastful vacation pictures. What a Nice Vacation You’re Having 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z Mostly, though, he's boastful or piqued, modes he wears well. Kanye West: Do not disturb 2010-11-20T01:25:00Z With her bruising, bawdy and boastful rhymes, Young M.A, a Brooklyn native, is a New York M.C. in the grand tradition. 5 Things to Do This Weekend 2021-06-17T04:00:00Z Corey Hawkins plays Lincoln, a three-card monte hustler turned Abraham Lincoln impersonator in an arcade shooting game, opposite Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as the boastful, envious Booth, for whom inheritance is everything. What to See on Broadway in October 2021-07-15T04:00:00Z Another minor character’s “God-given eloquence was buttressed on all sides by charms he’d cultivated throughout a long life of asking forgiveness for assorted transgressions about which he was alternately boastful and ashamed.” Téa Obreht Reinvents the Western Novel — and Brings Camels 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z He seems proud or boastful about his potential Irish passport, which seems to be another way to be superior and pleased with himself. My husband’s boasts are worse since Brexit – and I can’t stand it | Dear Mariella 2019-04-07T04:00:00Z “In the end, she felt that it would be in some ways a ‘boastful’ thing to do for this particular project.” Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, Guest-Edits British Vogue’s September Issue 2019-07-29T04:00:00Z Yet every boastful victory lap is shadowed by the success he loves just as much as his women. A Peek Back at Early Drake on “So Far Gone” 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z The 38-year-old son of Indian immigrants has spent his adult life as a sort of boastful savior. Vivek Ramaswamy’s approach in business and politics is the same: Confidence, no matter the scenario 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z At times his responses were boastful, or simply odd. Backed into a legal corner, Donald Trump comes out swinging in court 2023-11-06T05:00:00Z He has been combative and boastful, but sometimes vague and prone to hedging or being dismissive. Trump’s decades of testimony provide some clues about how he’ll fight for his real estate empire 2023-11-05T04:00:00Z Many Italians admired the media mogul for his wealth, his charm and his brash, boastful style, and they kept returning him to power, making him the country’s longest-serving premier. Silvio Berlusconi, Italy’s tarnished 3-time premier, dies at 86 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z The neighbours told the BBC he rarely talked about his military service and, when he did, it was not in a "boastful" way. Hundreds to attend funeral of RAF WW2 airman Flt Sgt Peter Brown 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z It wasn’t said in any obnoxious or boastful way; it was simply Jimmy being Jimmy. Confidence keeps carrying Jimmy Butler, and the Miami Heat hope it continues 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z But he was also brash and boastful, and when he told the Earth Goddess Gaia that he would slay every animal on the planet, she decided to put Orion in his place. May begins with a special day and hosts the Flower Moon 2023-04-30T04:00:00Z And his boastful social media presence increasingly has elements of pessimism; he suggested recently that Wagner could soon be a spent force and that a Ukrainian offensive could cut off its fighters in Bakhmut. No Letup in Bakhmut as Ukraine and Russia Brace for Battles Elsewhere 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z The music is the perfect soundtrack to Fieri’s food: dishes that are a little aggro, a little boastful and very much up in your grill. Guy Fieri’s DC Kitchen and Bar — where overkill is never enough 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z Asked when he thought he had made it as a trainer, Moger was not boastful. After four decades, trainer Ed Moger gets his first Triple Crown starter 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z A boastful Silvio Berlusconi, the Italian prime minister at the time, declared these “new towns” and prefab houses an “Italian miracle.” Earthquakes Destroy. People Rebuild. 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z Santos was satirized Saturday by Bowen Yang in multiple “Saturday Night Live” sketches as a flat-voweled, fabulist who meanders from hyperbole to boastful falsehoods to incomprehensible tall tales. Perspective | The ‘lying congressman’ and his crewnecks 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z The empty floors upstairs are layered with boastful stickers like the one about the building’s A-plus air filtration system. What Comes Next for the Most Empty Downtown in America 2022-12-17T05:00:00Z But Quinones said Clark indicating he could pay the $2 million was just boastful claims from “a young man talking and talking too much.” Police: Man charged in Takeoff’s death tried to avoid arrest 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z He was boastful and provocative, willing and able to offend, and was a master of finding just the right image or words to capture a moment or create a demand. George Lois, icon of ads and magazine covers, dead at 91 2022-11-19T05:00:00Z Alito gave what liberals interpreted as a boastful address about the controversial decision this summer at a conference in Rome on religion and law. Supreme Court, dogged by questions of legitimacy, is ready to resume 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z Two mermaid characters are sometimes boastful and rude to younger mermaids, as well as to the visiting “land dwellers” who are different from them. What to watch with your kids: ‘Pinocchio’ and more 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z The destruction of Ukrainian replicas may partly account for Russia’s unusually boastful battle damage assessments on Western artillery, particularly the U.S.-made High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, or HIMARS. Ukraine lures Russian missiles with decoys of U.S. rocket system 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z “He’s not boastful. He’s very modest,” said Brooks, the conditioning coach. Elijah Green is 18 and at the dawn of his Nats career. Here’s how he got there. 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z A video of McKenna’s boastful comments was posted to his firm’s social media page, but quickly removed amid backlash in online legal forums. How an O.C. lawyer's bragging prompted a judge to throw out winning malpractice verdict 2022-08-17T04:00:00Z “I am beloved by people, and I’m not saying that to be boastful,” Ms. Lake said in an interview last week at her campaign headquarters. Arizonans Trusted Kari Lake to Tell It Straight on TV. Will They Trust Her as Governor? 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z They weren’t boastful and made certain the stories conveyed the challenges their sons faced that only became more pronounced when they reached the big leagues. Believe it or not: Three L.A. Times sportswriters raised Major League Baseball sons 2022-07-25T04:00:00Z The cab rebellions also brought to light that Uber's ringmasters were keenly aware of and even boastful about their lack of legal status to operate in certain large markets. Leaked files indicate Uber exploited violence against drivers 2022-07-11T04:00:00Z A high school dropout from New Mexico, Mr. Allen enjoyed a reputation as something of a cowboy; brash and boastful, he all but openly distributed his financial largess to shape state politics. Bill J. Allen, Alaska Businessman at the Center of Scandal, Dies at 85 2022-07-09T04:00:00Z I wanted to mimic one of those boastful “today’s office” stories you’ve seen on Instagram but rarely, if ever, experience in real life. Cake Ösa electric motorbike review: hungry for more 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z Financial advice may come from well-meaning friends, boastful social media, anxious parents, or wise co-workers. Dollars and sense: The best financial advice I’ve ever received | Provided by BECU 2022-03-30T04:00:00Z “We have not come together in battle array to assume a boastful attitude and to talk loudly of high-sounding principles,” explained a South Carolina gathering in 1865. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z Her conviction in January marked a rare moment in the boastful history of technology: A chief executive was held criminally responsible for lying. Elizabeth Holmes’s Ex-Boyfriend Hopes to Escape the Verdict She Didn’t 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z According to prosecutors, he used them to post photos of the women working for him with boastful captions. Sex-Trafficking Couple Exploited Foster Care Loophole, Officials Say 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z Lawyers for the accused say that the government's evidence is flimsy and proves nothing more than boastful talk. Gretchen Whitmer: Trial due to begin in US governor kidnapping plot 2022-03-07T05:00:00Z For a time, Dusi said, it was en vogue for zinfandel producers to craft extremely high-octane, high-alcohol wines, to the point that the blends almost felt boastful. Following California’s Zinfandel Trail 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z A teenage burglar who recorded a boastful rap about his exploits has been given a three-year sentence. Rapping burglar who boasted about Leeds car thefts sentenced 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z Others wondered why the documentary’s subjects spoke with so little remorse, even sounding boastful at times. China’s Anti-Graft Show Is Educational, With Unintended Lessons 2022-02-09T05:00:00Z Haynes doesn’t say that in a way that sounds boastful about the institute. Perspective | In this D.C. ballet studio, a delicate dance toward equity happens every day 2022-02-05T05:00:00Z “Notorious” marks a bravado-filled shift from the breakup anthems that precede it: Slick production is matched with such boastful lyrics as, “Cut throat, no soul, take your breath away.” 3 concerts to catch in the D.C. area over the next several days 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z The neighbor told police Madden was boastful about shooting the 11-year-old’s dog when he asked about it, prosecutors allege. Des Moines man charged with animal cruelty after dog fatally shot in front of 11-year-old 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z There were boastful claims of progress, but these were often tempered by acknowledgments that the math doesn’t add up and more cuts will have to be made to keep global warming in check. Phasing out gasoline cars and coal: What the U.N. climate talks have — and haven't — achieved 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z His measured address was notable mostly for its contrast to the boastful tone and sour reception that marked addresses by President Donald Trump. At U.N., Biden calls for unity in addressing pandemic and climate change 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z The same unholy trinity of realities — boastful generals, an unbowed enemy, a feeble ally — could have been observed at all points during the U.S. engagement in Afghanistan. America’s Afghan War: A Defeat Foretold? 2021-08-21T04:00:00Z The fears prompted the health officials to relay their concerns to the White House — leading aides to pare back some of the more boastful language in Biden’s original speech, officials said. Four weeks in July: Inside the Biden administration’s struggle to contain the delta surge 2021-08-21T04:00:00Z He is a 7th grade boy's fantasy of a tough guy: Belligerent, boastful, and surrounded by beautiful women who are actually just paid to be there. Biden asks Americans to act like grown-ups — but Republicans are too addicted to being brats 2021-08-17T04:00:00Z It is these boastful collections of animals, these autocratic menageries, from which the modern zoo, with its didactic plaques and $15 hot dogs, springs. Opinion | Modern Zoos Are Not Worth the Moral Cost 2021-06-11T04:00:00Z “He was so quiet. He wasn’t boastful. He didn’t go out and toot his own horn. But what he did in terms of helping African American officers in this department was phenomenal.” Burtell M. Jefferson, Washington’s first Black police chief, dies at 96 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z The president didn’t sound boastful as much as he sounded relieved. Perspective | Biden spoke without a swagger 2021-03-11T05:00:00Z No conviction will mean the return of a boastful Trump, who will loudly exclaim exoneration and who will refuse to leave the scene. House wins opening round of the impeachment trial 2021-02-11T05:00:00Z Earwig may not be instantly likable — she’s self-centered and boastful about how everyone does what she wants — but she’s brave, she rises to challenges and works to better her circumstances. What to watch with your kids: ‘Earwig and the Witch,’ ‘Son of the South’ and more 2021-02-03T05:00:00Z Mr. Gao’s English is limited, and he hasn’t read the online menu, but he said, “It’s good to be honest. No one should be boastful.” A Rare Menu That Tells the Truth: The Pork? Greasy. The Beef? Meh. 2021-01-29T05:00:00Z He wrote of the incident in “Closed” with a certain boastful pride. Joseph Scheidler, a major architect of the antiabortion movement, dies at 93 2021-01-20T05:00:00Z “President Carter with President Trump,” read the boastful tweet above an image of the two side by side giving the thumbs-up. Trump reportedly considering pardons for rappers Lil Wayne and Kodak Black 2021-01-11T05:00:00Z Once extremely boastful of its close relationship with President Trump, NAM on Wednesday condemned him with a full-throated condemnation of “this disgusting episode.” Column: Only now does Big Business finally discover the downside of supporting Trump 2021-01-06T05:00:00Z Despite the good intentions, this tradition is criticized by some for being impersonal and boastful. In the year of the coronavirus, families across the U.S. reflect on the bright spots 2020-12-24T05:00:00Z Mr. Trump is defined by his obsession with the size of his rallies, an almost inevitable bookend to his boastful exaggerations about the number of people who attended his inauguration four years ago. Both Candidates Agree: Trump’s Crowds Are Bigger, and They’re OK With That 2020-11-01T04:00:00Z But If Baron Cohen thought he would jolt audiences into self-knowledge by revealing that boastful or oblivious hate, privilege, idiocy and indifference plague this nation, he needn’t have gone to this much trouble. Column: Why I'm not laughing at the new 'Borat' movie 2020-10-28T04:00:00Z “If you get killed, it’s because I’m enraged by drugs,” said the president known for his coarse and boastful rhetoric. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte: Hold me responsible for killings in drug crackdown 2020-10-20T04:00:00Z Like many athletes competing amid the pandemic, Frei, 34, is assessing his career and didn’t shy from being boastful about another milestone he’s reached. Stefan Frei set for milestone start as Sounders take on Earthquakes 2020-10-17T04:00:00Z Fatherhood on a potential justice’s curriculum vitae has not elicited a similarly boastful torrent. Perspective | Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett has seven kids. And don’t you dare forget it. 2020-10-12T04:00:00Z “Our former CEO was caught on tape talking about the project, elected officials and the United States Army Corps of Engineers in a way that was boastful, that was insensitive, and clearly embellished,” Hamilton said. State legislative leaders ask Dunleavy not to help Pebble 2020-10-02T04:00:00Z She was incensed watching a boastful Bruce challenge Brad Pitt’s stuntman to a fight. TV’s ‘Warrior’ latest proof that Bruce Lee still holds sway 2020-10-02T04:00:00Z As well as open-source property registers, the team combs social media to snare boastful photos of yachts, luxurious vacation destinations and country houses. Alexei Navalny was once a mere annoyance to the Kremlin. His poisoning shows how much that has changed. 2020-09-11T04:00:00Z Trump’s transparent lies and boastful grievances corrupted some deep part of his soul, as it would those of his voters a decade later. In a crowded field of Trump exposés, only Michael Cohen's shows how he corrupts souls 2020-09-11T04:00:00Z It’s not his style to be brash or boastful, but Hinchcliffe does exude a quiet confidence about himself. Hinchcliffe back at Indy 500 with plenty riding on outcome 2020-08-21T04:00:00Z Officials once boastful about their preparedness were frantically trying to secure protective gear and materials for tests, as death rates soared in Britain, France, Spain, Italy and Belgium. Europe Said It Was Pandemic-Ready. Pride Was Its Downfall. 2020-07-20T04:00:00Z It’s too soon for either side to be crabby or boastful. It’s all about the economy, so it’s all about corona 2020-05-21T04:00:00Z At the time, the Kremlin was boastful of its clampdown efforts – insisting that its mass testing program had brought about starkly low mortality. Why Russia became the 'sudden' coronavirus epicenter in Europe 2020-05-13T04:00:00Z New York – loud, pushy, crowded and boastful – wasn’t going to let some pipsqueak virus break it. Doing as Americans do 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z Smith often was seen as a powerful, boastful man who touted his draft successes and described his decisions with dramatic exaggeration. Is Kyle Smith the Redskins’ next GM? It will depend on how this year’s draft goes. 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z But as Europe adjusts to the reality of self-isolation, there are signs social media can bring out the best in people, not just the boastful or argumentative bits many decry. Under Europe's virus lockdown, social media proves a lifeline 2020-03-17T04:00:00Z But it was better to be gracious than boastful, he added. The Tipoff to a Meaningful Relationship 2020-03-16T04:00:00Z It was riddled with errors, nationalist and xenophobic in tone, limited in its empathy, and boastful of both his own decisions and the supremacy of the nation he leads. Ten minutes at the teleprompter: Inside Trump’s failed attempt to calm coronavirus fears 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z But “we would not like to be boastful in claiming that it will be the biggest roadshow ever in the world or something like that.” As Trump prepares to visit, a wall rises in India 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z Even in would-be victory, he is sure to be boastful about beating the so-called witch hunt. Get ready for Donald Trump’s next act — "vindication and attack" 2020-02-09T05:00:00Z Earlier on Thursday, Trump attended the National Prayer Breakfast to offer what Kimmel called his “Pettysburg Address” – a rambling, boastful speech shouting out Republican allies and punching at imagined enemies. Jimmy Kimmel on Trump's post-impeachment 'Pettysburg Address' 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z If Trump is often boastful and bombastic, Bloomberg is self-deprecating and droll. Bloomberg seizes on chaos in Democratic presidential race to escalate his campaign 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z Alden’s original inspiration, he says in the program notes, was the famous gold-laced bathroom in a certain Manhattan tower and its indelicately boastful occupant. Review: Philharmonia Baroque delivers Handel and myth for our sexually fluid, #MeToo times 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z A number of articles quoted sources claiming that Meghan was a “boastful”, “self-obsessed” celebrity who craved media attention, an accusation which intensified when she guest-edited an edition of British Vogue in September last year. Meghan gets 'more than twice as many negative headlines as positive' 2020-01-18T05:00:00Z The boastful tone aimed to grant Trump a measure of validation and credit at a time of enormous political vulnerability amid an ongoing impeachment proceeding. In confrontation with Iran, Trump wrestles with the shadow of Obama, ‘the metric he has to beat’ 2020-01-04T05:00:00Z As Trump hesitated to take military action at several points, Iranian leaders made boastful statements about US weakness. The US airstrikes on Iran could be Trump’s biggest foreign policy blunder | Mohamad Bazzi 2020-01-03T05:00:00Z Iran’s revolutionary regime often makes boastful threats, but the murder of Suleimani alarmed veteran U.S. military and diplomatic officials who have served in the Middle East. The U.S. Assassinated the Chief Exporter of Iran’s Revolution—But at What Price? 2020-01-03T05:00:00Z Wilson made his boastful promise of a “show.” Faulty equipment, lapsed training, repeated warnings: How a preventable disaster killed six Marines 2019-12-31T05:00:00Z Trump, with his braying entitlement, his boastful ignorance, his sneering contempt for pluralism, is an avatar of a Republican Party desperate to return to the 1980s, or the 1950s, or maybe the 1910s. Opinion | The Tyranny of the 63 Million 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z It’s far more likely that the majority of people who put down a deposit did so in order to post a boastful and/or jokey screenshot of their “purchase” on social media. What the chaotic launch of Tesla’s Cybertruck tells us about Elon Musk | Arwa Mahdawi 2019-11-26T05:00:00Z In the film, Pitt’s character, a stuntman, challenges an incredibly boastful Lee to a fight and easily defeats him. 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' release halted in China due to Bruce Lee's negative depiction: report 2019-10-18T04:00:00Z I couldn’t remember hearing a singer do that in a way that felt tentative and even a bit hopeful, rather than bold and boastful, like it was just branding. Vagabon Goes Her Own Way 2019-10-14T04:00:00Z They are not required to rhapsodise about how delicious anything will be – that would be boastful. 'Can't I just say it's tasty?' Why food critics go too far 2019-09-18T04:00:00Z He said during an interview with detectives, Bowles freely admitted to killing his male victims, almost in a boastful manner, but when asked if there were female victims, he hemmed and hawed. Serial killer who preyed on gay men executed in Florida 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z He at times appears boastful and also still broken. Biden’s prism of loss: A public man, shaped by private grief 2019-08-17T04:00:00Z Much has been made of the fact that Markle declined to be photographed for the cover, saying that it would be “boastful” to do so under the circumstances. The Royal Family Gets Drawn Deeper Into the Brexit Maelstrom 2019-08-14T04:00:00Z “She felt that it would be in some ways a ‘boastful’ thing to do for this particular project,” British Vogue editor Edward Enninful writes. Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, guest-edits British Vogue, revealing women she admires 2019-07-29T04:00:00Z In the end, she felt that it would be in some ways a ‘boastful’ thing to do for this particular project. Duchess of Sussex to guest edit September UK Vogue issue 2019-07-28T04:00:00Z In the end, she felt that it would be in some ways a 'boastful' thing to do for this particular project. Meghan guest edits Vogue's September issue 2019-07-28T04:00:00Z They expend emotional energy covering up their limitations and turn to lies, fabrications, childish insults, and unrelenting boastful opinions of themselves. Understanding our bully-in-chief: Donald Trump's "antisocial personality disorder" fits a pattern 2019-07-22T04:00:00Z “Charity is not something to be boastful about. Unless you are bringing awareness to a certain organization there is no reason to big yourself up off someone’s struggles,” she said. Khloe Kardashian responds to criticism over daughter True's toy Bentley 2019-07-08T04:00:00Z He also said that there were some videos where Mitchell appeared to be "boastful or proud of his driving patterns." Cops say Utah man recorded himself driving erratically, posted videos on YouTube 2019-06-10T04:00:00Z It tames the boastful, smartens the unruly, and beefs up the cowed. Donald Trump’s Royal Treatment 2019-06-04T04:00:00Z It was Sunday afternoon — hours before hundreds of mourners would descend on South Los Angeles to remember a man known as much for his boastful music as for his humble contributions to his community. Nipsey Hussle's brother recounts his final moments: 'I just wish I would’ve been there' 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z President Trump was boastful as he opened his second summit with the North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un, in Hanoi, on Wednesday. After all the Swagger, Trump’s Talks with North Korea Collapse 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z There, before the House Oversight Committee and a national television audience, Cohen showed himself to be adept at insult, avaricious and boastful even in disgrace and capable of lying as easily as he breathes. Opinion | Michael Cohen is the monster Trump created 2019-02-27T05:00:00Z “You tell people that and they think that’s very boastful, very aggressive. But setting mediocre goals is setting yourself up for mediocrity,” Allen told Reuters in a telephone interview. Curling: Former NFLers take aim at becoming Olympic curlers 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z He was confident but soft-spoken and reserved, not the boastful sort of cornerback inclined to make loud proclamations about his proclivity for blanketing the league’s diva wide receivers. Champ Bailey, Ed Reed, Tony Gonzalez elected to Hall of Fame in first year of eligibility 2019-02-02T05:00:00Z Gurley is not a boastful person in most public settings, but he is confident in his ability to finish the season with a bang. Rams’ Gurley says he doesn’t care about Super Bowl role 2019-01-26T05:00:00Z The headphones she wore carried the swirling brass, bouncing beat and boastful lyrics of Jay Rock’s “Win,” the same pre-match song Osaka listened to throughout the tournament - and at last year’s U.S. Now No. 1, Osaka wins majors to strains of Jay Rock’s ‘Win’ 2019-01-26T05:00:00Z The headphones she wore carried the swirling brass, bouncing beat and boastful lyrics of Jay Rock’s “Win,” the same pre-match song Osaka listened to throughout the tournament — and at last year’s U.S. Now No. 1, Osaka wins majors to strains of Jay Rock’s ‘Win’ 2019-01-26T05:00:00Z Of God’s boastful and irrelevant remarks—basically, he tells Job to shut up and give him credit for hippos and crocodiles—Alter concedes that they don’t answer the problem of unjust suffering. How to Read the Good Books 2019-01-21T05:00:00Z Her debut is, in turns, boastful, funny, vulnerable and honest. 2018: the year in pop culture 2018-12-22T05:00:00Z Hopkins is a very confident player, but he’s careful not to sound boastful. Hopkins’ great hands have Texans on verge of AFC South title 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z Here’s a paradox of the last few decades: as American military power has been less and less effective in achieving Washington’s goals, the rhetoric surrounding that power has grown more and more boastful. Making America’s wars great again 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z “It is never loud and boastful, but is a patriotism of soft sounds and mixed feelings.” Looking to History and Recent Events, German Leaders Defend Democracy and Pluralism 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z Trump's Wednesday's tweets and press conference were mostly boastful but also bizarrely included the heckling of losing candidates in his own party. Trump melts down after midterms, lashes out at Republicans for losing the House 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z Anxious party leaders and strategists avoided boastful projections or presumptuous blueprints for running a Democratic-controlled House or statehouses. America casts its vote in a referendum on Trump - Los Angeles Times 2018-11-06T05:00:00Z The beat drops to Drake’s hard-hitting “Nonstop,” a boastful track about playing to be the best, something Lorenzo fiercely relates to. Fear of God designer Jerry Lorenzo's new collection taps blue-collar jobs, God and his former Midwest life for inspiration - Los Angeles Times 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z And he shrugged off laughter from other world leaders at his typically boastful words. 5 Takeaways on President Trump’s Foreign Policy From the U.N. General Assembly 2018-09-28T04:00:00Z General Assembly in New York on Wednesday , Trump was rambling, evasive, boastful, contemptuous. Opinion | The United States is living under a volcano 2018-09-27T04:00:00Z In a remarkable and rambling 83-minute news conference on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, Mr. Trump was by turns combative, humorous and boastful. 5 Takeaways From Trump’s News Conference at the United Nations 2018-09-27T04:00:00Z “If you’re boastful, and in the most improbable ways, it’s just becomes outlandish,” said Nicholas Burns, a senior diplomat under President George W. Bush. Trump Boasts and Scorns Globalism to Skeptical U.N. Crowd 2018-09-25T04:00:00Z Most people are very familiar with the grandiose narcissist, characterized by their brash, boastful, noisy behavior demanding the spotlight. Are Narcissists More Likely to Experience Imposter Syndrome? 2018-09-15T04:00:00Z “Most men will be boastful: ‘The president has said this, we should keep producing more children. 'No need for birth control': Tanzanian president's views cause outrage 2018-09-11T04:00:00Z How does one separate real threats from boastful swagger? A murdered teen, two million tweets and an experiment to fight gun violence 2018-09-03T04:00:00Z The resentment was a constant throughout his career in business and entertainment, where he was dismissed as more of a boastful, tabloid-seeking showman than the serious mogul he believed himself to be. Two funerals and a wedding: The shunning of Donald Trump 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z There is a fiery preacher, an English doctor, and everywhere grim and boastful men, quick to violence. A gender-bending tale of the Old West, told in comfortable, burnished prose 2018-08-16T04:00:00Z On board are passengers from many countries, their reasons for heading into this most extreme of environments ranging from the deeply personal to the mildly boastful. Arctic odysseys: science among sea bears and musk oxen 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z Khrushchev’s actual declaration was “We will outlast you” — prematurely boastful, perhaps, but not quite the declaration of hostilities most Americans heard, thanks to his interpreter’s mistake. Opinion | Why Mistranslation Matters 2018-07-28T04:00:00Z Philip Roth said he could never have imagined that “the 21st-century catastrophe to befall the USA, the most debasing of disasters”, would appear in “the ominously ridiculous commedia dell’arte figure of the boastful buffoon”. The death of truth: how we gave up on facts and ended up with Trump 2018-07-14T04:00:00Z Why did so many working class voters choose a selfish, thin-skinned, petulant, lying, narcissistic, boastful, megalomaniac for president? Robert Reich: How to prevent future Trumps 2018-07-07T04:00:00Z Nobody knows which president will show up — the truculent one railing about inadequate military spending by the allies or the boastful one taking credit for recent spending increases. As Summit Nears, NATO Allies Have One Main Worry: Trump 2018-06-26T04:00:00Z Shortly after the handover ceremony in Hambantota, China’s state news agency released a boastful video on Twitter, proclaiming the deal “another milestone along the path of #BeltandRoad.” How China Got Sri Lanka to Cough Up a Port 2018-06-25T04:00:00Z Vice President Mike Pence gave an often boastful campaign-style speech Wednesday to the closing session of the Southern Baptist Convention’s annual meeting, winning several standing ovations even as some evangelicals criticized his appearance. Pence gives campaign-style speech to Southern Baptists 2018-06-13T04:00:00Z The move appears political, to fulfill a rookie candidate’s boastful campaign promise, rather than because of any Iranian violations. Trump’s withdrawal from Iran nuclear deal doesn’t make us safer 2018-05-08T04:00:00Z Indeed, to overhear the baby-faced billionaire wannabes exchanging boastful inanities in public could be enraging. How to get rich quick in Silicon Valley | Corey Pein 2018-04-17T04:00:00Z The group exchanged boastful, abusive and misogynistic messages that appeared to refer to the young woman, including, “Mate no jokes she was in hysterics.” Acquittal in Irish Rugby Rape Case Deepens Debate on Sexual Consent 2018-04-15T04:00:00Z He said Mr Hammond "must use today to act and end austerity" and warned him against filling his statement with "boastful self-praise and not a recognition of the devastation faced by many in our country". Chancellor to unveil spring statement 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z Utah is one of the most conservative states in the country, but the electorate was divided over Trump, whose crude commentary on women, immigrants and refugees, and inflammatory, boastful style, repelled voters there. Mitt Romney, Trump critic on the right, poised for Senate run in Utah 2018-02-16T05:00:00Z Despite his boastful tweetstorms, the president clearly realizes that his approval ratings are historically low. Opinion | What’s Trump’s parade really about? His bottomless insecurity. 2018-02-08T05:00:00Z Nonetheless, as usual, he had to inflate his boastful claims with hot air. Janet Yellen deserves more praise for the economy than Donald Trump | Jill Abramson 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z Currents of suspicion about Trump were felt in the crowd of about 1,600, however, mingled with curiosity about whether he would modulate his often brash and boastful style. Trump encourages a buy-American brand of globalism at Davos 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z This is the president: boastful, desirous of praise and given to saying incredible things. Donald Trump tells leaders in Davos that America is open for business 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z Some in the audience said the remarks sounded boastful, while others said he was likely joking. Donald Trump Descends on Skeptical Davos Audience 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z The same speech also contained boastful rhetoric aimed at Washington, a key South Korean ally, about the North’s advancing nuclear weapons and ballistic missile capabilities, an increasing threat to the United States mainland. North Korea gets official OK to compete in Winter Olympics, will march with South 2018-01-20T05:00:00Z Plus the majority of the US male electorate, who put a boastful assaulter in charge of us all. #MeToo isn’t enough. Now women need to get ugly | Barbara Kingsolver 2018-01-16T05:00:00Z Stephen Miller, a senior White House official, echoed the president’s boastful tweet, saying the book was “contrary to reality” and that he witnessed Trump show mental sharpness and agility during the 2016 presidential campaign. Trump allies insist 'political genius' president is mentally fit for office 2018-01-07T05:00:00Z He completely rewrote the English lyrics into an end-of-life boastful valediction, especially for Frank Sinatra, who released his version in 1969. French singer and Eurovision winner France Gall dies age 70 2018-01-07T05:00:00Z Even before his White House campaign, Trump was known to be sensitive and boastful about his intelligence. Responding to book that mocks his intelligence, Trump tweets he's 'like, really smart' – LA Times 2018-01-06T05:00:00Z If his words look boastful on paper, he speaks them with an engaging self-deprecation and much chuckling. Black voices matter: Lawrence Brownlee on driving change in opera 2018-01-06T05:00:00Z Many spenders — not shy, and occasionally even a bit boastful about their personal finances — in turn share the details on social media. Internet Users in China Expect to Be Tracked. Now, They Want Privacy. 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z He was proud yet not boastful of being chosen American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year in 2016. NFL dream within reach for Central Florida star Shaquem Griffin, who lost hand as a child – LA Times 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z Overwhelmed by slick, boastful essays, colleges are eager for what they call “authentic” glimpses of applicants — their experiences, passions and goals. 10 Things to Know About Getting Into Your Dream College 2017-11-01T04:00:00Z The advisers also say they have come to know a more reflective, curious Trump in private than the boastful public persona familiar from tweets and TV speeches. Trump gets religion, evangelicals say, and now wants to broaden his reach 2017-11-12T05:00:00Z "Blowhard" is a casual term for a person who is boastful or blustering, the Oxford English Dictionary says, and it is usually meant as an insult. George Bush Sr calls Trump a 'blowhard' 2017-11-04T04:00:00Z The boastful gathering of justices marked the 200th anniversary of the law school: HLS in the World—The Harvard Bicentennial is the rather grand name of the summit. How many Harvard law school grads does it take to make a Supreme Court? 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z But to Wizards coach Scott Brooks, a caring father — even if that father is sometimes boastful and can be overbearing and puts a target on his son’s back — is better than no father at all. Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball continues to learn on the job – LA Times 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z While some fans loved to hate him, another group actively supported him, envying his vulgar displays of wealth and boastful manner along with his ability to back it up. Do these five retiring fighters deserve to be in boxing's Hall of Fame? 2017-10-24T04:00:00Z You don’t get any more boastful — or arrogant — than declaring that Griffin, not the departed and unmentioned ex-head coach, is going to decide what “brand” of football the team is going to play. Robert Griffin III, ever the narcissist 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z “Trump is that crazy, and that boastful, and that deluded,” Amis said. Martin Amis rounds on Donald Trump and his 'army of neo-Nazis' 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z His observations and claims have ranged from empathetic to boastful to snide. After years of 9/11 criticism and conspiracies, Trump strikes a more somber note 2017-09-11T04:00:00Z “I one hundred percent embrace the comments of my critics and I concede wholeheartedly that the post was boastful and materialistic and my response was extremely thoughtless,” she told Coyne. Louise Linton apologizes for being ‘materialistic’ — while wearing a designer ball gown 2017-09-05T04:00:00Z He reveals a man who was publicly modest but privately boastful. The life of Samuelson 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z Mr. Cohen said that Mr. Sater, who worked on and off for the Trump Organization over many years, was given to boastful language and overstated his influence. Trump Lawyer ‘Vehemently’ Denies Russian Collusion 2017-08-30T04:00:00Z Conor McGregor’s infectious enthusiasm for fighting is seen in a flurry of boastful moments, but the heights he’s reached inside the UFC octagon are rooted in a sober, analytic and sometimes even dark private place. From welfare checks to a $100-million payday, Conor McGregor's road to stardom 2017-08-20T04:00:00Z But critics say the two-hour play, with no intermission, is more like a boastful monologue in front of an audience who likely thinks just like Mr. Moore. Michael Moore’s anti-Trump Broadway play ripped as ‘self-aggrandizing,’ ‘infomercial for his brand’ 2017-08-11T04:00:00Z Ms Walls quotes little of it, preferring to focus on the duality of Thoreau’s personality: introspective and intensely private, yet self-certain and boastful. Henry David Thoreau, a new biography 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z That personal and boastful rhetoric is a far cry from the formal language normally found in presidential statements. Trump’s unprecedented hands-on messaging carries risks 2017-08-06T04:00:00Z It is seductive to be boastful, or exaggerate the novelty or importance of one’s work, especially given the funding challenges scientists encounter. In a world ruled by rumour, it is vital that scientists speak with humility and clarity | Sue Desmond-Hellmann 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z Far from the boastful, self-aggrandizing videos of the past, the group is now urging fighters to resist and not run away from the battlefield. IS propaganda hard hit by killings, battlefield setbacks 2017-06-10T04:00:00Z That leaves the president’s legal strategy to be overseen by Kasowitz, who is known for his boastful nature, strong-arm tactics and loyalty to Trump. Trump’s legal dream team falters as D.C. heavyweights take a pass 2017-06-06T04:00:00Z Montanans, no matter their political inclination, are fond of noting voters’ independent bent in a state that proudly embraces its unofficial and boastful credo: “The Last Best Place.” What to Watch in Montana’s Special Election 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z “Unlike others that would be boastful or arrogant, she was not a self promoter and was intrinsically motivated. She has a truly inquisitive mind and loved learning and discovering things.” This math whiz is getting a master’s in the subject — before graduating high school 2017-05-19T04:00:00Z As The Post reported it, he appeared childishly boastful about his “great intel.” Opinion | Trump can’t be trusted with sensitive information — and now the world knows 2017-05-16T04:00:00Z Trump’s boastful disclosure of highly classified information, shared with the US by an ally on a strict-no-disclosure basis, to visiting Russian leaders, hasn’t helped his political situation. Are we in Watergate-territory yet? | Elizabeth Drew 2017-05-16T04:00:00Z It’s been a presidency in which tweets — whether angry or boastful, accurate or not — have been the favored form of communications. Moments that matter in Trump’s first 100 days in office 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z Diana Trilling told him that the book was “crudely boastful” and humorless. The Book That Scandalized the New York Intellectuals 2017-04-24T04:00:00Z One crowd, in an almost boastful manner, proclaims "He's DONE." Does Tiger Woods' present tarnish his past? - Golf Digest 2017-04-23T04:00:00Z The salvo of missiles would fly that night, in the most significant military action of his young presidency, and he seemed alternately at ease, defensive and boastful. In a consequential week, Trump leans on the Washington establishment he vowed to disrupt 2017-04-09T04:00:00Z Not just how few his words but how narrow their range, from boastful to irked and back again. The riddle of Donald Trump: how a man of few words reached the pinnacle of power 2017-04-08T04:00:00Z Could a pear named “Best Ever” possibly live up to its boastful name? This new pear variety is actually called Best Ever, and it goes on sale Saturday 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z I know it's boastful, but she's absolutely beautiful looking and very intelligent. Why I bought my daughter heroin - BBC News 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z It’s a fittingly banal bromide for a blindly boastful Trump. American history: Fake news that never goes away — and empowered the Trumpian insurrection 2017-02-25T05:00:00Z “I felt, personally, very invested in this issue,” McConnell recalled in a recent interview in his Capitol office, still boastful nearly three weeks later. As the Gorsuch nomination proceeds, this man is taking credit: Mitch McConnell 2017-02-18T05:00:00Z At times abrupt, often rambling, characteristically boastful yet seemingly pained at the portrayals of him, Mr. Trump seemed intent on reproducing the energy and excitement of his campaign after a month of grinding governance. Trump, in Rambling Defense, Calls Administration a ‘Fine-Tuned Machine’ 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z At times, the comments appear to be light and boastful. For a new president, an election that won't fade 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z At times, the comments appear to be light and boastful while in other moments, he’s awkwardly interjected election talk into forums that are decidedly apolitical. Trump says he would have won Minnesota with 1 more visit 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z I felt as if I had entered a Baltimore diner, not a suburban burger joint with a boastful name. Melt Gourmet Cheeseburgers: Where the food lives up to the name 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z He is everything certain old-style elites disdain: loud, brassy, crude and boastful. Opinion | Trump is Nixon without the polish 2017-01-24T05:00:00Z He noted the odd discordance of a boastful, sometimes misleading presentation “to an audience whose focus in life is to see through lies and deception.” Opinion | CIA officers give mixed reviews of Trump’s strange visit 2017-01-22T05:00:00Z He moved across the river to cater to the Manhattan glitterati but never quite felt accepted; they were put off by his crude language and boastful manner. A fierce will to win pushed Donald Trump to the top 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z There are some jarring similarities — two big, fleshy men given to vulgarities and gauche behavior, boastful, thin-skinned, politically amoral, vengeful, unforgiving and, most important, considered illegitimate presidents. Trump’s presidency is doomed 2017-01-16T05:00:00Z He doesn’t have different registers for different occasions: he always sounds boastful, vengeful, bullying and naive. Trump’s rhetoric: a triumph of inarticulacy 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z Titled “Young Lion,” the boastful five-minute jam draws from funk, soul, rock, jazz and gospel. California Sounds: Kristin Kontrol echoes through her new song, Melvins tackle 'Carol of the Bells' and Miles Mosley rejoices on 'Young Lion' 2016-12-12T05:00:00Z In the lead-up to the fight, Reed described Siqueira in boxer’s terms, referencing the Brazilian’s tolerance for punishment in a respectful tone that would sound boastful out of context. Mike Reed hopes to open some eyes on HBO Boxing undercard 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z “He’s a very friendly guy, charismatic in that boastful, macho, alpha-male way,” she said. Madonna: Trump won because ‘women hate women’ 2016-12-05T05:00:00Z Often these books are amusing, if simplistic and boastful. Trump, and Great Business Ideas for America 2016-11-26T05:00:00Z When a leader is both boastful and indecisive, the leadership vacuum is filled by aides who feed into the posturing but compensate for the indecision. Michael Flynn will be a disaster as National Security Adviser | Richard Wolffe 2016-11-19T05:00:00Z When Dr. Cooley sent him a congratulatory telegram, he couldn’t resist adding a boastful twist: “Congratulations on your first transplant, Chris. I will be reporting my first hundred soon.” Denton A. Cooley, surgeon who performed first U.S. heart transplant, dies at 96 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z “To sue the gun maker, to stay with the suit, all while being the face of an innocent victim — he looked at that as any importance job. But he was never boastful.” Brandon Maxfield, shooting victim who took down California gunmaker, dies at 29 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z Nor is it true, Bolt says, that he is boastful. Usain Bolt: ‘I feel good because I know I’ve done it clean’ 2016-11-12T05:00:00Z Both Antoniou and Balci are unabashedly boastful about the quality of their honey, which they say is 100 percent organically grown. Beekeepers shun island divide to breed Cyprus' own queen bee 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z “Him being boastful and showing off and having a high opinion of himself is this thin shell,” Latham told the court. British Banker Had 'Breakdown' Before Murders, Court Told 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z In the interviews, which occurred in Mr. Trump’s office and apartment in Trump Tower in Manhattan, he is by turns animated and bored, boastful and stubborn when prodded toward soul-searching. What Drives Donald Trump? Fear of Losing Status, Tapes Show 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z Trump’s flagrant dishonesty, consistent misogyny and boastful unrepentance made many of us feel the need to publicly express disagreement with President Falwell’s endorsement. Liberty University students: Trump is the antithesis of Christian values 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z Mr Trump, a boastful, thin-skinned billionaire who trades in racism and misogyny, was left squawking on the sidelines of the debate. The Guardian view on the US presidency: the time is right for a female leader | Editorial 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z THE national sales pitch of Bhutan sounds oddly boastful for a shy mountain kingdom. Happy-grow-lucky 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z But she stressed that she believed that Mr. Trump was simply being boastful and did not engage in the behavior he described. ‘They’re Lies’: Melania Trump Rejects Women’s Claims That Husband Groped Them 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z The unassuming victory over Malta was very much in the mold of England’s new, placid manager whose character contrasts sharply with the brash and boastful Allardyce. Southgate steadies England after latest turbulent chapter 2016-10-08T04:00:00Z “Wonder Woman” No. 2 kicked off the “Year One” story line, and Rucka and Scott have clearly shown that life in this Amazonian paradise comes complete with family, relationships, desire, friendly contests and boastful innuendos. 'Wonder Woman' writer Greg Rucka confirms superhero is queer 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z His lying seems juvenile, boastful—and so far unrelated to the kind that is dissolving faith in American institutions, though we certainly offer no warranty about how he would behave in office. The Donald Abides 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z Known as one of the NBA’s most boastful players, Pierce delivered one of his more memorable lines when he played for the Wizards. Clippers' Paul Pierce: 'This is it, my final season' 2016-09-26T04:00:00Z But he said the post-boxing Ali was different from the boastful fighter in the ring. Photographer determined to carry on legacy of Muhammad Ali 2016-09-23T04:00:00Z At 6 feet 5 inches tall and closing in on 300 pounds, he was by turns loud, outspoken and boastful. Trump’s ties to an informant and FBI agent reveal his mode of operation 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z Apparently, he could be proud, boastful, arrogant and argumentative when discussing his writing. How family tragedy turned Roald Dahl into a medical pioneer 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z The connection between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin is often viewed almost as a joke- two boastful tough guys carrying on a comical bromance. Editorials from around New England 2016-09-10T04:00:00Z But the boastful graffiti show that victory won’t easily bring together the fragmented country. Militias Corner Islamic State in Libyan City 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z Or, will they bolt for a boastful billionaire’s promise of happy days again? In Cowlitz County, blue-collar men see economy — and votes — shifting 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z But things soured after the arrest, and more so after the memoir, which Father Moloney recently called a boastful display of “selective memory and poetic license” about the crime. A $7.4 Million Heist Made for Hollywood 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z It is like a chastened Goliath who has come out of his cave, looking to knock the boastful David down a notch or two. What happens when Cadillac takes on BMW? 2016-08-09T04:00:00Z But Morales’s boastful claims and threats of violence stand in stark contrast to his testimony during the November 2010 trial that he had become a reformed man in prison. The recording that undid the Chandra Levy murder case 2016-08-06T04:00:00Z He wore a turban and sat slumped with an AK-47 propped against his body, a far cry from the boastful and belligerent figure he cut in earlier videos. If the Nigerian terrorist group Boko Haram has a new leader, where is Abubakar Shekau? 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z They seem perfectly content to broadcast The Donald Trump Show, with all its wild careening and boastful bigotry, because it makes for good entertainment, as well as high ratings and readership. Media’s political influence: We can bash Trump and his supporters all we want — but will it work? 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z And what did this boastful Trump consigliere, fresh from his meeting with Trump aides, wish to impart on this first day of the GOP convention? The crazy face of Trump’s GOP 2016-07-18T04:00:00Z Dr. Giancarlo Dimaggio of the Center for Metacognitive Interpersonal Therapy in Rome, wrote in Psychiatric Times that “persons with narcissistic personality disorder are aggressive and boastful, overrate their performance, and blame others for their setbacks.” The Narcissist Next Door 2016-07-18T04:00:00Z Through tears, Nunes, 28, was simultaneously startled and boastful about her rise to a belt first given to Ronda Rousey and now on a fourth fighter’s waist in only three fights since November. Amanda Nunes finishes Miesha Tate in a hurry at UFC 200 2016-07-09T04:00:00Z And she eagerly riffled through bygone lines, like a comedy news anchor rolling old footage, to highlight Mr. Trump’s boastful predictions about his now-defunct casinos. In Atlantic City, Hillary Clinton Uses a Donald Trump Failure as Backdrop 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z To regard themselves as heroes would be “boastful,” Newman observed, which Canadians were decidedly not. How Canada’s prime minister became a superhero 2016-07-01T04:00:00Z He is the least boastful, the least narcissistic of autobiographers. Alan Hollinghurst on Edmund White's gay classic A Boy’s Own Story 2016-06-10T04:00:00Z A crazy, high-scoring first period followed by barrages of 17 shots in the second period and 14 in the third did not turn on a switch in his brain and make him effusive or boastful. Sharks avoid elimination with 4-2 victory over Penguins 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z In her letter to Persky, Owens described Turner as “truly an exceptional person/student,” who was “never boastful or arrogant,” but rather a favorite among his teachers and peers. 'I made a mistake': Two women apologize for letters supporting Stanford rapist Brock Turner 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z I know the young Ali, lean and dangerous and endlessly boastful, only through my father’s stories, and from old newsreels. In Muhammad Ali, an Example of a Truer Kind of Bravery in Sports 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z Born Cassius Clay in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1942, Mr. Ali began boxing as a young man, quickly amassing an amazing record in the ring — and attaining a near-mythic status for his outsize, boastful personality. Muhammad Ali, boxing great, dies at 74 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z Shortly thereafter, images of the girl, naked and unconscious, began circulating on Twitter, accompanied by boastful, ribald comments from the men apparently involved. Many Brazilians are outraged over a brutal gang rape. Others blame the victim. 2016-05-30T04:00:00Z Much of Trump’s hourlong speech consisted of stock lines, though he made a boastful vow to put heavily Democratic California in play in November. In agricultural heartland, Trump sides with California farmers over environmentalists 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z Album openers "All We Got" and "No Problem" start things off at max capacity: big, boastful verses featuring threats to desperate labels delivered with a giant grin. On Coloring Book, Chance the Rapper wades joyfully into new territory 2016-05-16T04:00:00Z “Duterte’s boastful brand of violent impunity should be a path to prosecution, not a platform for political office,” the group said in a report. Rodrigo Duterte’s Allies in Philippines Urge Critics to Take a Deeper Look 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z “If Indiana does not act, this country could well plunge into the abyss … We are not a proud, boastful, self-centered, mean-spirited, hateful, bullying nation.” And then there was one: Trump stands alone after shocking nomination race 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z More significant, imagine how Trump’s blustery and boastful persona would grate on voters if he were a woman. If Trump were a woman . . . 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z Mr. Trump asserted in his typically boastful remarks on Tuesday night that the personal preferences of delegates would be moot at the convention. The Test for Donald Trump: Win Delegates, Not Just Voters 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z “I got to the point where I was doing 600 pushups a day,” Mr. Hires smiled, clearly proud of his dedication but veering just this side of boastful. Justin Hires of ‘Rush Hour’ seeks to fill role originated by Chris Tucker 2016-03-27T04:00:00Z In a 2007 profile in the Weekly Standard, Mr Stone was dubbed the "boastful black prince of Republican sleaze". US Election 2016: Cruz blames Trump for 'tabloid smear' - BBC News 2016-03-25T04:00:00Z The goal is to catch everyone up; the impulse isn’t boastful. The Family Footsteps We Follow 1462-09-18T05:00:00Z It’s not the kind of boastful thing you expect from a UFC champion. Holly Holm: the UFC superstar who acts anything like one 2016-03-05T05:00:00Z It seeks to convey wealth and status; it’s boastful about itself and disdainful of rival products. The brand of Trump: His business record doesn’t match the luster 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z They like that Mr. Rubio’s background could not be more different from the brash and boastful Mr. Trump’s, that Mr. Rubio demonstrates a strong work ethic, and that his story seems so quintessentially American. Marco Rubio Entices a Receptive Constituency: The Well-to-Do 2016-02-26T05:00:00Z Mr. Snégaroff detected an ill-disguised delight on the part of some local commentators, who clearly relished Mr. Trump’s vulgar, boastful and insular remarks as confirmation of the “ugly American” stereotype. French Watch U.S. Cast of Political Characters With Fascination 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z Tucker was high-handed, egotistical and boastful, yet people loved her warmth and honesty. Sophie Tucker: Everybody loves a fat girl - BBC News 2016-02-07T05:00:00Z I’m not quite sure why Mr. Daschle, a former Senate majority leader, would attach his name to this boastful Republican rebranding effort. Why is a Democrat on board with this rebranding of Obamacare? 2016-02-05T05:00:00Z “Many voices are raised — shrill, boastful, full of themselves — but then there’s one,” says the ad. Marco Rubio, other trailing Republicans see exceeding expectations in Iowa as a ‘win’ 2016-01-31T05:00:00Z “He was almost boastful about it,” Farrell said. Jury convicts man on 31 counts in prison drone plot trial 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z But one thing locals don’t brag about much is their link to a voluble and often boastful American: Donald Trump. In Trump’s Ancestral Home, Folks Tout the Wine, but Not the Donald 2016-01-12T05:00:00Z President Obama’s long and boastful goodbye to the nation begins Tuesday night with his final State of the Union address. Obama State of the Union finale to outline vision for Democratic America 2016-01-11T05:00:00Z But even within the confines of a military school, there were hints of the brash and boastful persona now known as The Donald. 50 years later, disagreements over young Trump’s military academy record 2016-01-09T05:00:00Z Trump was classic Trump: boastful, confident, and short of specifics. Donald Trump, captain chaos 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z He found some of them boastful, bragging about the upscale restaurants where they were eating. What’s for Lunch? In Liberia, Radio Listeners Describe Their Dishes 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z That the boastful billionaire would be setting the nation’s political agenda? What could go wrong in 2016? Plenty. 2015-12-31T05:00:00Z “He never walks around here boastful, saying, ‘I’m this guy who’s not going to practice today.’ Always reliable Pierre Garcon provides steadying presence in Redskins’ offense 2015-12-31T05:00:00Z There are many variegations within the newsletter form – boastful round robin, adventuresome travelogue, secret erotic diary, satirical industry circular – but they’re all united by existing a little outside of ordinary internet publishing. Lena Dunham and why 2015 was the year of the email newsletter 2015-12-14T05:00:00Z In Turing’s Manhattan offices last Tuesday, Mr. Shkreli, 32, wore a simple black T-shirt and dark jeans and seemed less brash than his public persona, but no less boastful. Martin Shkreli, the Bad Boy of Pharmaceuticals, Hits Back 2015-12-05T05:00:00Z I would also say that boorish, boastful comments are not particularly welcome from male or female golfers. Competitiveness Seen as a Virtue, at Least for Men 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z Angered that the Broncos insulted their opponent by stopping the game to make boastful announcements, the football gods caused Kansas City to paste Denver, and Manning to get the thumb. Win in Today’s N.F.L.? Lend Me a Tight End! 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z Where the billionaire mogul was boastful, the retired neurosurgeon was humble. The strange Trump and Carson phenomenon explained - BBC News 2015-11-14T05:00:00Z Donald J. Trump had just finished a breezy, boastful and hard-to-follow explanation of how he would take on the Islamic State, tossing in a curiously admiring aside about Vladimir V. Putin’s performance on television. A Nimbler Jeb Bush Turns Feisty. But Is It Enough? 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z The more time he spends hammering low-energy losers like Carson and Rubio, the less time he spends defending his boastful ignorance. Not these clowns again: From fading Jeb Bush to embattled Ben Carson, a preview of tonight’s GOP debate 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z The show’s climatic boardroom meetings, he said, in characteristically boastful form, were a reflection of his natural talents. What Trump learned on ‘The Apprentice’ 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z The hotel that is being built up there is like a loud, boastful, braggart bullying everything that comes into its view,” she said. Edinburgh’s world heritage status in peril as developers move in 2015-10-31T04:00:00Z It's easy to see why he's so boastful. Uber covers 75 percent of America. Why not 100 percent? 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z The fans – short for “fanatics” — wore their boastful Cubs regalia, sang their secular hymns, and held aloft hopeful signs saying, “Looking for Tickets.” The Sounds of 1908, a Fading Whisper at Wrigley 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z “You were better off acknowledging what you needed to work on” than being boastful, he observes. The Case for Humble Executives 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z Sometimes those things are embarrassing because they’re brazenly bigoted, or absurdly boastful, or otherwise generally unconnected to reality. Let us now blame George Bush: Trump and Jeb force a long overdue debate about 9/11 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z A video in which he warned investment banking staff against being "boastful, indiscreet and vulgar" became a viral hit last year. Deutsche Bank reveals radical restructuring plan - BBC News 2015-10-18T04:00:00Z Gennady Golovkin's English might be a work in progress, but he doesn't need creative, boastful words to identify himself as a champion who competes like a finished product. Gennady Golovkin and David Lemieux promise excitement in title fight 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z A boastful, bombastic billionaire, even his coif screams “money!” The Sanders-Trump magical mystery tour 2015-10-13T04:00:00Z But he was downright boastful about his defense, proclaiming it the “best in the country.” Davern, defense help Air Force beat Wyoming 31-17 2015-10-11T04:00:00Z Often boastful, the group has offered little clear and verifiable insight into its unconventional weapons. Syrian Family’s Agony Raises Specter of Chemical Warfare 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z I needed a way to talk about this terrifying, intoxicating experience that wasn’t sappy or cliche; that didn’t feel unfashionable and embarrassing; that was honest and true and helpful, rather than boastful or false. I really love my daughter, but I’m not supposed to talk about that 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z But his New Day political action committee turns the tables on mockery, and Trump's boastful narcissism, in a new ad called "Momentum." Amateur Hour 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z There is nothing in his history to suggest that Trump is seriously prepared to spend any significant portion of his personal wealth despite his boastful rhetoric. Why Trump Can't Win 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z “The combination of these things is allowing us, in a not unreasonably boastful way, to brand ourselves America’s Olympic City,” Suthers said. USOC-Colorado Springs agreement benefits all 2015-09-13T04:00:00Z A public rebuke by the ayatollah, issued on March 13th, followed a series of boastful remarks by the general about Iran’s mighty influence in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and Bahrain. A lion in winter 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z “I just happened to be one of the most talented guys growing up,” Bridgewater said, pausing to interject in case he suddenly sounded boastful: “I say that with the most humility.” Vikings Counting on Teddy Bridgewater to Take Command 2015-08-29T04:00:00Z Trump isn’t a boastful egomaniac; “he’s proud of his success.” GOP strategist talks to Trump supporters and declares his nomination is 'totally conceivable' 2015-08-25T04:00:00Z I think the general understanding about narcissism is that it’s just a braggadocio boastful person who is full of themselves. Divorcing a Narcissist 2015-08-24T04:00:00Z The Division 30 recruits were perhaps too boastful about their U.S. links. Lessons from the Bay of Pigs in the Syrian ‘Division 30’ debacle 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z Trump had been expected to dominate the two-hour show, and the boastful billionaire did not disappoint. Fouls, rebounds and slam dunks at first 2016 U.S. political debate 2015-08-07T04:00:00Z By turns bombastic, defensive and boastful, Trump was true to form, brushing aside allegations of sexism, fiscal mismanagement and rhetoric Jeb Bush, who used to be leader of the 17-member pack, considers toxic. Huge: Trump Emerges Unscathed After First Debate 2015-08-07T04:00:00Z And that puts his fellow candidates in a tough position: How do they deal with this boastful birther? Can the other GOP candidates trump Trump in the first big debate? 2015-08-04T04:00:00Z I get why the others bailed — the site's boastful name is enough to turn away most visitors — but I shall be triumphant. Reporting from the line to get into the Most Exclusive Website 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z In towns along the border, boastful, taunting, and tendentious banners and placards, or narcomantas, were routinely hung up next to piles of corpses. The Narco Chronicles 2015-06-29T04:00:00Z They are also mindful to not be boastful about their success. The 10 Qualities of Exceptional People 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z When Kenny Albert discusses the travel schedule behind his calling 27 N.H.L. playoff games since April 15, he is matter-of-fact, not boastful. Kenny Albert, an Indomitable Broadcaster, Keeps a Grueling Pace in Playoffs 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z No other city in Vietnam is as boastful of this honor as Hue is. Economic Boom Poses a New Threat, Among Many, to a Vietnamese Heritage 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z He liked to take a drink—more so than Kunkel acknowledges—but drinking did not make him boastful or quarrelsome or self-pitying, the way it did so many writers of his generation. The People You Meet 2015-04-20T04:00:00Z Bi also mocks the soldiers, suggesting their battles were pointless and the song's claim of victory boastful. Chinese TV host says sorry for comments about Mao Zedong 2015-04-10T04:00:00Z However, the tweet struck some tech writers as boastful. The Tesla Anxiety Caused By Elon Musk's 'Range Anxiety' Tweet 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z Work hard, player hard is how the boastful phrase goes. At-Home Hangover Treatment Appeals To Wealthy Who Party Hard 2015-03-10T04:00:00Z He says the boastful prediction that he would be the next prime minister was one of his "less elegant moments." AP Interview: New-look Lapid revives Israeli vote campaign 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z Bo Diddley — he of the famous beat, boastful lyrics and rectangular electric guitar — lived in three places during his stint in the District in the early 1960s. It’s got a nice beat and you can dance to it: Recalling the years Bo Diddley lived and worked in the District 2015-01-31T05:00:00Z Mr. Greenberg, perhaps the most vocal Democrat against taking credit for the economy, was alarmed that Mr. Obama’s remarks lauding the November jobs report might signal a new, boastful turn in his rhetoric. Good Economic News, but Taking Credit Is a Conundrum for Democrats 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z In it, a boastful young man wastes half of his father’s fortune, then repents and goes back to his family house, where his father is ready to embrace him again. Of Virtue and Vice, and a Vatican Priest 2014-10-18T04:00:00Z But he also believed they should not be "boastful or overconfident". What makes a suitable military code name? 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z “If you look at my history, I never — and I’m not saying this in an arrogant fashion or boastful way — I was never really a catalyst for losing the game,” he said. Geno Smith and Michael Vick on Opposite Ends of Chant 2014-10-01T04:00:00Z On Tuesday, as news crews filmed David Cameron chatting with Michael Bloomberg ahead of a meeting with business leaders in New York, microphones captured the British Prime Minister in boastful mode. David Cameron Should Be Royally Embarrassed By Independence Flub 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z But my colleagues are being murdered by ISIS’s brutal and boastful method: beheading. Remembering Steve Sotloff, and Too Many Others Are we supposed to laugh or cry at these stories, with their accompanying quotes, often jokey text messages in teen slang, both boastful and fearful, including mundane queries about gym membership. Will Isis still be a threat in a year's time? I doubt it 2014-08-19T04:00:00Z It is best not to alienate them by adopting a boastful or swaggering presence, especially in the classroom. 7 Tips for Surviving the First Week of Law School 2014-08-18T04:00:00Z The popular press, always loudly boastful of its fearlessness, was effectively scared off. David Hare on Jimmy Savile: biography of the man who 'groomed a nation' 2014-07-09T04:00:00Z On the one hand, I wouldn't be surprised if his boastful statements irritated those who are struggling with their own issues, but I also think it's more than that. How 'thinspiration' became a dirty word 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z That act of boastful closure, so familiar to fans of rap music, might actually not be the most fitting way to describe Tribe’s show. The two shows Corcoran is exhibiting before it goes under the knife Then, not defiant or boastful, but like a card player deciding I’ll-play-these, he says, “I like us.” What kind of team is the Washington Nationals? For more than 200 games, the answer hasn’t been clear “Being boastful, indiscreet and vulgar is not okay” and will have “serious consequences” for those individuals, warned Fan, co-head of Corporate Banking & Securities and Head of Markets for Deutsche Bank. Loose Fingertips Sink Wall Street Ships: Top 3 Costliest Online Conversations By Traders -- So Far 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z A man who rendered me uncharacteristically emotional and hopelessly drunk, unusually hopeful and boastful......... Wilkinson keen on England coach role 2014-05-19T04:00:00Z A man who rendered me uncharacteristically emotional and hopelessly drunk, unusually hopeful and boastful. 'He added a whole lot to this beautiful sport' 2014-05-19T04:00:00Z At the time, those words seemed more apt than boastful, given Turgeon’s success at Wichita State and later Texas A&M . Turgeon’s forced turnover The boastful final stanza always catches me up: Well: Living With Cancer: Practicing Loss 2014-04-24T19:08:40Z Hard to read around Owyang’s smiling Twitter pic, but the tweet sounds proud, boastful, even. Inflated Tech Valuations Bloat The Entire Economy 2014-04-22T15:54:00Z “I’m the only guy for this job,” Woodson said, adding that he didn’t mean it in a boastful way. On Pro Basketball: Woodson Is Looking to Next Season, but Others’ Eyes Are on Him 2014-04-17T03:11:20Z He’s not a boastful man, but he thinks he’s pretty good at his job. The recovery puzzle: A new factory in Ohio struggles to match jobs to job-seekers 2014-04-05T22:50:00Z But in unexpected ways, it has marked the re-emergence, however halting, of the man who has been buried behind a curtain of grimaces and apologies: the familiar wisecracking, boastful and emotive governor. For Christie, a Governor Under Fire, Super Bowl Brings Glee 2014-01-31T02:44:39Z Though Jobs was at his brash, boastful best that day, the Mac itself was humble. As Mac Turns 30, Apple Still Lives Under Its Glow 2014-01-24T21:04:00Z These same players who are so revered locally are regarded, in some quarters, as cocky, boastful prima donnas. Seahawks beloved here, but are growing into a hated team elsewhere 2014-01-10T03:40:57Z Blue Origin remains that odd mixture of secretive and boastful. Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin Will Revamp Spaceflight . . . One Day . . . Soon? 2013-10-22T18:45:05Z The implicit suggestion is that God presides as much over their boastful cruelty as over their prayers for mercy for the souls of the dead. Syria's War, on YouTube 2013-09-27T19:00:35Z In public he is understated, wary of saying anything that might be deemed boastful. 'Bale will prove he is the Real deal' 2013-09-01T18:34:51Z During online chats with Adrian Lamo, the fellow hacker who turned her in, Private Manning was both boastful and anxious about the “beautiful and horrifying” havoc that was about to be unleashed. Letter From Europe: Saying ‘No’ to Our Right to Know 2013-08-30T17:02:19Z Leonardo’s letter, full text below, is both boastful and highly specific. Leonardo DaVinci, Marketing Genius 2013-08-29T12:48:00Z Corporations could save on attorney bills by making their labels less boastful, Gore says. California's Food Court: Where Lawyers Never Go Hungry 2013-08-22T22:15:54Z The task is made all the more daunting for Davis, 24, because he is replacing Bart Scott, the boastful linebacker with the booming voice who was his mentor last season. A Jet Strives to Play Beyond What He Knows 2013-08-13T23:45:07Z Critics said it made Dr. King appear arrogant and boastful. As Anniversary Nears, King Memorial Repairs May Be Delayed 2013-08-13T20:50:11Z Rather than the comic, boastful villainy of earlier versions, this film portrays a clash of civilisations, in which the enemy are fanatics bound to a grimly hostile ideology. Lexington: Cape of good hope 2013-06-20T15:05:37Z Portrush was at its most boastful: pastel blue skies interrupted only by the loneliest of cotton wool clouds, hot sun making a calm sea glitter. Wet and wild at the North West 200 2013-05-20T10:51:13Z Laker said years later that: "I am not being boastful when I said that ball won the series." 20 great Ashes moments No5: Jim Laker takes 19 wickets in match, 1956 2013-05-13T09:00:01Z The ubiquity of camera phones and social media are enabling a mixture of propaganda, intimidation and boastful exhibitionism. Savage Online Videos Fuel Syria's Descent Into Madness 2013-05-12T22:20:29Z Perhaps more shocking is Payton, who has always been brash and boastful, had doubts early in his career about whether he truly deserved to be considered one of the greats in the game. Gary Payton discusses induction into basketball hall of fame 2013-04-11T00:03:03Z Ten years after that first boastful phonecall they brought the portable phone to market, at a retail price of around $4,000. Forty mobile phone facts: cellphones for dogs, 'butt-dialling' and Ernie Wise 2013-04-03T16:42:33Z Grandiose narcissism is the flamboyant, boastful form that probably characterizes both malignant leaders such as Benito Mussolini and Saddam Hussein and highly venerated figures such as General George S. Patton. A Dose of Narcissism Can Be Useful 2013-02-05T13:15:00.227Z Legends describe the wombat as boastful, sometimes wise, but also stubborn and selfish. Twilight of the wombat 2013-01-24T01:41:32Z There's another, longer, more boastful AIG video, clocking in at two minutes and 45 seconds. The art of the bailout apology ad: lessons for AIG from GM and Chrysler 2013-01-08T21:57:03Z I brought along a printed list of my accomplishments, yet I couldn’t help but feel boastful saying them out loud. To Solve the Gender Wage Gap, Learn to Speak Up 2012-12-15T21:09:33Z Rocky was quiet, peaceful, humble, not cocky or boastful" adding that he "deserves his place as one of the greatest of the great heavyweights. The forgotten story of … the Rocky Marciano v Muhammad Ali Super Fight 2012-11-13T12:11:00Z Among the words that clinched his victory were "neonates", meaning a newborn child or mammal, "privado", a confidant, and "vauntier", meaning more boastful. UK Scrabble championship won by solicitor from Belfast 2012-11-04T19:00:22Z But that too may be a bit overly boastful. Mitt’s “binders full of women” not even true 2012-10-17T13:30:00Z United States intelligence officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, have said they intercepted boastful phone calls after the fact from attackers at the mission to individuals affiliated with Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb. Memo From the Middle East: Election-Year Stakes Overshadow Nuances of Benghazi Investigation 2012-10-16T03:01:52Z Following his arrest, a boastful Malvo admitted to killing Ted Franklin, one of the 13 people shot during the attacks, and laughed when investigators questioned him about it. The D.C. sniper ten years later 2012-10-05T19:03:00Z This suggestion that he's boastful and politically vain, like Romney's argument that Team Obama are running a campaign of hate and anger, is designed to undermine the president's personal appeal. Ex-Seals attack Obama's 'leaks' 2012-08-16T18:03:45Z Simpson said there was no proof that other lawmakers shared Turzai’s “boastful” view. Pa. voter ID law gets approval of state judge 2012-08-15T17:20:00Z Klout’s revisions — not surprisingly — touched off a busy mix of boastful, ironic and mocking posts on Twitter. How Influential Are You? Klout's New Formula Alters Your Score 2012-08-14T20:49:34Z And yet Major, though not a boastful man, had real achievements to take pride in, not the least of them the national lottery. Give John Major the credit he's due 2012-08-12T16:35:01Z Some are, on the face of it, boastful. Stealing kisses in Mumbai 2012-08-01T01:22:09Z Dickey, while taking care not to sound boastful, agreed that night that his performances thus far this season probably warranted such a characterization. Mets 5, Orioles 0: R.A. Dickey Pitches Another One-Hitter for the Mets 2012-06-19T01:48:46Z He showed up wearing a boastful T-shirt that read, “Check My Stats.” NBA draft: Anthony Davis learned how to play big when he had to play small 2012-06-11T00:17:49Z His line about how the Pru's performance, Asian exposure and "proactive and prudent" risk management "clearly sets us apart from our competitors" was unnecessarily boastful. Prudential chairman Paul Manduca should guard his independence 2012-05-28T12:25:15Z He was inordinately pleased with himself, and his boastful self-confidence brimmed over in noisy chatter. Mrs. Thompson A Novel 2012-04-25T02:01:10.557Z "The Day" had proved to be a day of reckoning for the boastful Huns in their efforts to wrest the trident from Britannia's grasp. With Beatty off Jutland A Romance of the Great Sea Fight 2012-04-21T02:00:25.260Z Then she blushed; the very pronoun seemed boastful. The Vanity Girl 2012-04-12T02:00:26.883Z By the way, I have been rather boastful about it to Conyers, and let some bottles have the sun on them for a couple of hours every day. Barrington Volume II (of II) 2012-04-09T02:00:32.490Z I don't want to be boastful, but my performance was regarded as a tour de force, at least for a Saxon. The Secrets of a Savoyard 2012-04-08T02:00:19.727Z He is at once cruel and cowardly, boastful and shy, ready to strike a weaker, and equally ready to cry out when a stronger strikes him. The Suprising Adventures of Sir Toady Lion With Those of General Napoleon Smith 2012-04-03T02:00:29.527Z And, what is more, the British fleet "held the lists", while the boastful Germans, crowding into Wilhelmshaven and other ports, spent their time in spreading lying reports of their colossal victory over the hated English. With Beatty off Jutland A Romance of the Great Sea Fight 2012-04-21T02:00:25.260Z One minute!" the smith cried, with a boastful gesture--"one minute we give you! The Red Cockade 2012-03-30T02:00:19.603Z Besides, the dads were puffed young roosters just beginning to crow, and were boastful as well. The Conquest The Story of a Negro Pioneer 2012-03-26T02:00:32.910Z Noisy and violent or threatening talk; noisy and boastful language. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z What rendered this defeat the more mortifying was, the boastful expectation of success proclaimed by the Christian army. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z The latter, unable to restrain his delight, pointed mockingly at the boastful writing on the notice-board, receiving a brutal kick on his shins for his temerity. With Beatty off Jutland A Romance of the Great Sea Fight 2012-04-21T02:00:25.260Z Some false note in the cynical, boastful voices and the selfish--the utterly selfish--plans, to which I had been listening for hours, made itself heard in the stillness. The Red Cockade 2012-03-30T02:00:19.603Z The truth of the matter was that the provision man, who was eager to earn a few hundred rubles and to be plucky, had proved to be a most unreliable, boastful coward. The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z He gripped it and threw it from him with a boastful gesture, and stalking to the farther side of the room and back again, "There!" cried he. Shrewsbury A Romance 2012-03-15T02:00:22.177Z He is a tremendous glutton, boastful, talkative, cunning, exceptionally inclined to the other sex, full of curiosity, a liar, a trickster, deceiving most adroitly, and is deceived himself at times. Creation Myths of Primitive America In relation to the Religious History and Mental Development of Mankind 2012-03-13T02:00:25.633Z Presently the little enclosure was filled with crying children, boastful boys, frightened girls, serious women, and thoughtful men. Woven with the Ship A Novel of 1865 2012-03-12T03:00:26.883Z The boastful speech of the patriotic captain stated no more than the truth. A Desperate Voyage 2012-03-11T03:00:11.030Z I had a friend listening to some of his boastful talk. Ralph of the Roundhouse 2012-03-02T03:00:11.217Z Austro-Marxism is a learned and boastful theory of passivity and capitulation. Dictatorship vs. Democracy (Terrorism and Communism) 2012-02-27T03:00:14.477Z Flixton seemed to him a hearty, manly young fellow, a little boastful and self-assertive perhaps--but remarkably sound. Chippinge Borough 2012-02-15T03:00:32.210Z A little good sense would teach us to enjoy whatever is set before us in nature, without boastful comparisons with something in our own country. From the Lakes of Killarney to the Golden Horn 2012-02-15T03:00:25.610Z "He began to find them overbearing, boastful, vulgar, uncivil, insensitive and above all acquisitive." When Dickens fell out with America 2012-02-14T03:28:23Z The weary moon had turned away, The far North-Star was turning pale To hear the stranger’s boastful tale Of blood and flame that battle day. Songs of the Mexican Seas 2012-02-06T03:00:16.913Z You will find Spaniards tender and cruel, boastful and humble, frank and secretive, and all at once. Spanish Highways and Byways 2012-02-06T03:00:15.617Z They do not, it is true, display a boastful assurance that they are about to ascend at once into Heaven. The Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, November 1864 2012-02-04T03:00:16.007Z He was a boastful and audacious man, who resisted the negotiations for peace, and had with his own hand killed several men because he was suspicious of their being concerned therein. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 29 of 55 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century 2012-02-03T03:00:18.817Z Ares, who plans to wrestle at Arizona State, is so humble he hesitated to wear the letterman's jacket his parents bought him, not wanting to seem boastful. Beamer pins its hopes on brother, sister wrestlers 2012-01-31T03:41:03Z No where probably is there more avowed or evident independence of mind—or with a certain class, greater susceptibility of being gulled, by a swaggering, boastful departure from the ancient landmarks of faith. Gleanings by the Way 2012-01-24T03:00:27.717Z Instead, we are left only with this representative Englishman who’s a boastful and obnoxious soldier of fortune. New problems found in 4th-grade Virginia history textbook 2012-01-19T09:00:00Z The other warriors were not yet in sight, but there was a great deal of "boy" in his boastful threat, considering the known prowess of their leader. The Lost Gold of the Montezumas A Story of the Alamo 2012-01-19T03:00:22.827Z The stock phrases of the chansons, too, are constantly to be met with in the poem, and the atmosphere of boastful herohood arising from its pages strengthens the resemblance. Legends & Romances of Spain 2012-01-10T03:00:18.593Z One of the later Dutch admirals once carried a broom at his masthead in a boastful declaration that he had swept the Channel clean of every opposing force. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z You wait in vain for Manning to reveal this side of himself, to say something boastful, or even self-congratulatory. Falcons-Giants: Eli Manning belongs among NFL?s elite quarterbacks 2012-01-06T17:00:00Z These words were profanely triumphant and boastful of marksmanship. The Code of the Mountains 2012-01-07T03:00:15.050Z Lubimoff, who hated the swagger of boastful heroes, felt at first disconcerted, and then attracted by the simplicity of this officer. The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) 2012-01-02T03:00:27.980Z The boastful spirit with which it commences; the doctrinal announcements, and the tone in which they are delivered are entirely different from that shown in the following chapters. 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