boast about prowess

Frequency: 5.54.1 per million words

to talk with excessive pride about one's skill

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Examples (10)

  • He often likes to boast about his athletic prowess to anyone who will listen.
  • She would never boast about her academic prowess; modesty was her virtue.
  • The old warrior used to boast about his military prowess in battles long past.
  • Many engineers tend not to boast about their technical prowess, letting their designs speak for themselves.
  • It's tiresome when people constantly boast about their intellectual prowess.
  • The champion team could boast about their collective sporting prowess after an undefeated season.
  • After the successful hunt, he couldn't help but boast about his hunting prowess.
  • In a professional setting, it's generally best not to boast about your business prowess too much.
  • Don't just boast about your gaming prowess; show us what you can do!
  • True masters rarely boast about their artistic prowess; their work is enough.