bragged

"It was worth the attempt."

"After my bout with Guillan-Barre Syndrome, it took me 6 months to be up and about again."

"His boast about winning the science fair was a bit excessive. "

"She is getting her daughter a puppy for her birthday. "

"Her pride prevented her from asking for help on the project, even though she was struggling. "

"Putting a wide vibrato on a single 16th triplet note at 160 beats per minute seems rather excessive."

"Teaching oneself to swim can be dangerous."

"The school's new fitness program was designed to popularize healthy eating habits among students. "

"I will do it, though."

"The perfect tense, used to describe actions completed before another time, is a useful grammatical tool. "

"My brother and I both attend the same high school. "

"The balloon rose high in the sky.   The wall was high.   a high mountain"