"boast" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

boast verbo

boast + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 19
boast several members • boast a number • boast several restaurants • boast views • boast the horseback battle-cry • ...
boast + preposición
Kolokacji: 14
boast about • boast of • boast to • boast in • boast with • ...
boast + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 14
once boast • boast about • proudly boast • openly boast • long boasted • ...
1. once boast = kiedyś chwal się once boast
  • The two men once boasted that they were "friends of 30 years' standing."
  • The congregation began with only a few members and once boasted 300.
  • I rise earlier than any one else in the village,' he once boasted.
  • The school once boasted five art teachers, but they were lost in a "back to basics" campaign.
  • Jackson once boasted in court that he'd been arrested "over 100 times."
  • Government officials had once boasted that an accident of this type was impossible.
  • The town once boasted a population of over 150 people, but declined after the 1924 tornado.
  • The river once boasted of hippos, but now they are gone.
  • The town once boasted a general store and a blacksmith.
  • The park once boasted a fine boating lake which has since been covered up.
2. boast about = chwal się boast about

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