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Meanings of boast of in English

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Usage of boast of in English
1
Few of the billets or tents in France boast of a stove.
Soldier Silhouettes on Our Front
2
They also boast of the legislation that's in place to protect women.
The South African
3
Well said the wise king: Let no one boast of the morrow.
The Bible in Spain / Or, the Journeys, Adventures, and Imprisonm...
4
The only thing she had to boast of was her material power.
The Agony of the Church (1917)
5
But one could do it and live to boast of the achievement.
Stories from Everybody's Magazine
6
Zurich can boast of finer promenades than any other city in Switzerland.
Views A-foot; Or, Europe Seen with Knapsack and Staff
7
The fair-hair'd youth had no reason to boast of the slaughtering strife.
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
8
This is certainly nearer the truth than the boast of Jeff Davis.
The Life of Abraham Lincoln
9
And the People so far directed by them may boast of healthfulness.
Diana of the Crossways — Volume 2
10
Not to boast of my former beauty or favor with ladies, &c.
Irish Wit and Humor / Anecdote Biography of Swift, Curran, O'Lea...
11
The building could boast of two small windows and a single door.
The Kentucky Ranger
12
The main street can boast of many well-built brick and iron houses.
Three Months in the Southern States, April-June 1863
13
Sinai justified and tolerated human slavery was the boast of modern slaveholders.
Slavery and Four Years of War, Vol. 1-2 / A Political History of...
14
No other colonial power could boast of such a capacious sepoy force.
The duel: pakistan on the flight path of american power
15
He will boast of this flirtation until the end of his days.
The Man from Brodney's
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They do not boast of their privilege like the people of Sussex.
The Altar Steps
This collocation consists of:
Boast of through the time
Boast of across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Less common
United States of America
Less common