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The prophet here brings him in vaunting, and hectoring; and by his general's letter to Hezekiah, written in his name, vainglory and arrogance seem to have entered very far into the spirit and genius of the man.

Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi) 1721

We write deliberately, for we do approach a terrible subject with becoming reverence, whereas the American press appears to take a pride in vaunting that fashion and pleasure cease none of their excesses, even though the cannon can almost be heard in Washington; and the very last of the file of papers that have reached us contains a few flippant leading paragraphs on the war, and, in equally large type, a long and elaborate article upon the management of the Opera-house.

London: Saturday, May 23, 1864 1864

For an instant Ramsey was all pride for him they exalted; but in the next instant a wave of resentment went through her as if their vaunting were his; as if her pride were his own confessed, colossal vanity; as if the price of his uplift were her belittlement.

Gideon's Band A Tale of the Mississippi George Washington Cable 1884

The title of Prefab Sprout's first album in eight years embodies the kind of vaunting egotism one might expect from Bono, Sting or some other mononymic would-be saviour, and one's first instinct is to suppose

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The title of Prefab Sprout's first album in eight years embodies the kind of vaunting egotism one might expect from Bono, Sting or some other mononymic would-be saviour, and one's first instinct is to suppose it's ironically intended.

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But she doesn't want to stand in the way of his own ambition, which is vaunting, I mean, and daunting at the same time.

Dear John, Dear Abigail: A Love Story Through Letters 2010

But she doesn't want to stand in the way of his own ambition, which is vaunting, I mean, and daunting at the same time.

Dear John, Dear Abigail: A Love Story Through Letters 2010

But she doesn't want to stand in the way of his own ambition, which is vaunting, I mean, and daunting at the same time.

Dear John, Dear Abigail: A Love Story Through Letters 2010

There would be no vaunting processional ways, no grand vistas.

The Festival of Britain, 60 years on 2011

But the album's title track is all spaced-out trash talk, with Weezy vaunting over what sounds like a mutant Run-D. M.C.

Really quick spins: Gucci Mane, Lil Boosie, Lil Wayne, Pimp C, Waka Flocka Flame Chris Richards 2010