How to Use bragging rights in a Sentence

bragging rights

noun
  • She earned bragging rights for completing the project on time.
  • Abbott can claim bragging rights for most improved, sort of.
    Todd J. Gillman, Dallas News, 2 June 2021
  • So began a summer pursuit for the high score and the bragging rights that come with it.
    Simon Hill, WIRED, 22 Sep. 2024
  • So, which sport will walk away with bragging rights in December?
    Erik Matuszewski, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
  • In the Napster era, people would leak things for bragging rights.
    Steve Knopper, Billboard, 2 June 2021
  • But ultimate bragging rights in the locker room now belong to Moore.
    Stefan Krajisnik, The Indianapolis Star, 21 May 2021
  • At the halfway point in the chart cycle, Rodrigo has bragging rights.
    Lars Brandle, Billboard, 2 June 2021
  • Our lives are not more valuable than their lives, and vaccination-level bragging rights have no value at all.
    Star Tribune, 22 May 2021
  • And bragging rights, especially among truck manufacturers, are part of the point.
    Clifford Atiyeh, Car and Driver, 21 May 2021
  • Off-road performance drives bragging rights in the ADV category.
    Mark Gardiner, New York Times, 31 May 2021
  • Season 40 of Survivor was a clash of former champions battling it out for ultimate bragging rights.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 27 May 2021
  • Along with bragging rights, Lee will be awarded a $100 gift card and will have her artwork featured in an ad in The Times this summer.
    Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2021
  • Come playoff time, the slate was wiped clean for the eight teams competing for bragging rights and the monetary incentive of free registration for the upcoming season.
    Emmett Hall, sun-sentinel.com, 4 June 2021
  • Meanwhile, Bourbon jockeys for bragging rights with Mathew on a daily basis — the two dogs live together, since their handlers are married to each other.
    BostonGlobe.com, 13 June 2021
  • Want the bragging rights of being the first to find a new artist?
    Lina Abascal, WSJ, 8 Dec. 2022
  • Kate walked away with the bragging rights, as England won the match 23-19.
    Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 7 Oct. 2022
  • The locals got a free lunch, and bragging rights, but no pay.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2022
  • Now's a good time to go, for both solitude and bragging rights.
    Alesandra Dubin, House Beautiful, 9 Mar. 2023
  • As the victor, Hardin earned $5,000 and bragging rights.
    Mary Colurso | McOlurso@al.com, al, 19 Aug. 2021
  • If not for yourself, for your feet, and for bragging rights.
    Jeremy Rellosa, Outside Online, 26 Apr. 2022
  • But who can claim bragging rights for the orange crush?
    Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 12 July 2024
  • In the meantime, the champions of each league would play for bragging rights.
    Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2022
  • Each walked away with bragging rights, a souvenir glass and a $100 gift card to À La Cart.
    Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 21 July 2022
  • Still others claim pools as trophies; the steeper the slides, the deeper the deep end, the better the bragging rights.
    Jeastman, oregonlive, 29 May 2023
  • But the format is fun, and bragging rights are always nice.
    Darnell Mayberry | , cleveland, 19 Aug. 2023
  • But Herro said that there were no home state bragging rights on the line between the two guards.
    Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel, 19 Feb. 2023
  • Johnson used to play for Mater Dei, so James will have bragging rights.
    Eric Sondheimer Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2022
  • Plus, the winner gets bragging rights for being the fastest in the family.
    Country Living, 22 Mar. 2023
  • And there are far more than bragging rights on the line Saturday, too.
    Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel, 17 Sep. 2022
  • The new owner paid a premium for the bragging rights of the Queen’s jewels.
    Jill Newman, Town & Country, 5 Feb. 2022

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