How to Use bragging rights in a Sentence

bragging rights

noun
  • She earned bragging rights for completing the project on time.
  • Second-place LaRosa's gets the bragging rights for the highest voting total of any single round with 1,588 votes as the sweet-saucers took down Joe's in round two.
    Rasputin Todd, The Enquirer, 5 Sep. 2024
  • 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
  • The state’s finest fiddlers will compete for prizes and bragging rights.
    Anchorage Daily News, 2 Sep. 2021
  • Being the first to cross the finish line on Boylston Street comes with perks, not just bragging rights.
    New York Times, 18 Apr. 2022
  • The pet who is picked will also win $5,000 and bunny bragging rights.
    PEOPLE.com, 1 Feb. 2022
  • Alabama and Auburn are set to meet with bragging rights, not titles, on the line.
    Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 26 Nov. 2022
  • The first person who finds the pickle gets the first gift, and bragging rights until next Christmas.
    Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2023
  • Four belts will be on the line as well as historic bragging rights for two future Hall of Famers.
    Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Oct. 2023
  • The winning team will receive prizes and bragging rights.
    Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 25 Apr. 2024
  • And to the victor goes…some pretty anemic bragging rights.
    Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 24 Aug. 2022
  • Whoever hooks the most candy canes, wins the prize (or bragging rights).
    Anna Logan, Country Living, 17 Nov. 2022
  • But now The Game is back, and much more is at stake beyond the bragging rights that always suffice.
    Bill Rabinowitz, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2021
  • High school careers, bragging rights and a trip to the state quarterfinals were all on the line.
    Timothy Dashiell, Baltimore Sun, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Princess Kate went home with bragging rights, as England beat Wales 20-10.
    Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 9 Sep. 2023

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