How to Use vaunt in a Sentence

vaunt

verb
  • New school textbooks have replaced old ones that vaunted the now-vanquished.
    — Kurt Shillinger, Christian Science Monitor, 29 May 2025
  • Davis’ performance at his pro day likely vaunted him into the back-end of the first round.
    — Eddie Brown, sandiegouniontribune.com, 26 Apr. 2017
  • The new effort will not have access to Sanders’s vaunted e-mail list, Weaver said.
    — Shane Goldmacher, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Apr. 2020
  • The key in this game will be if Moeller can slow down Colerain’s vaunted rushing attack.
    — James Weber, Cincinnati.com, 2 Nov. 2017
  • But unlike the Temple game, the team’s once vaunted running attack was stopped from the start.
    — Don Markus, baltimoresun.com, 28 Sep. 2019
  • If ever there was a time for cracks to show in coach Tony Bennett’s vaunted defense, that would be the time.
    — Brendan Marks, charlotteobserver, 31 Jan. 2018
  • That does not include a game in Seattle against the Seahawks’ vaunted defense.
    — David Murphy, Philly.com, 24 Oct. 2017
  • The Falcons’ vaunted offense didn’t score a point in the final 35 minutes of the game.
    — Jonathan Jones, SI.com, 15 Oct. 2017
  • Eastlake coach Dean Tropp’s game plan was to try to keep Grossmont’s vaunted offense off the field.
    — Jim Lindgren, sandiegouniontribune.com, 15 Sep. 2017
  • The first big reveal for Clemson’s vaunted defensive line, which could produce a handful of first-round draft picks.
    — Conor Orr, SI.com, 13 July 2018
  • The island’s building codes are, on paper at least, the equal of Florida’s vaunted windstorm rules.
    — Andres Viglucci, miamiherald, 14 Feb. 2018
  • Even some of those Cowboys’ vaunted ’70s Super Bowl teams laid some eggs every now and then.
    — Stefan Stevenson, star-telegram, 20 Sep. 2017
  • While the new coin is a cool way to celebrate the sesquicentennial, there’s another reason for vaunting the coin-tech.
    — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 15 June 2017
  • Even their relievers have been superior to the Yankees’ vaunted bullpen.
    — Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2019
  • Regardless of what Garoppolo does, the 49ers’ defense has to re-vaunt itself.
    — Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com, 20 Sep. 2020
  • Cornerback Kyle Fuller is in line to start against the Falcons vaunted passing attack.
    — Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com, 10 Sep. 2017
  • Despite the European Union’s vaunted welfare state, the middle class has shrunk in more than two-thirds of the countries there.
    — Joel Kotkin, National Review, 25 July 2019
  • His new 3-4-3 approach has been more conducive for Atlanta’s vaunted attack and midfield groups.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 17 Oct. 2019
  • The injury to Young will immediately test the Ravens’ vaunted secondary depth.
    — Childs Walker, baltimoresun.com, 16 Aug. 2019
  • The Dodgers’ game plan in this series was to wait out the Nationals’ vaunted starting pitchers and exploit their dismal bullpen.
    — Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2019
  • The Jets’ defense held the Colts’ vaunted running game to one touchdown and shut down their passing game with four interceptions.
    — Frank Litsky, New York Times, 19 June 2017
  • He was frequently beaten to the punch by Derevyanchenko, who ignored the cut and Golovkin’s vaunted power to nearly pull off the upset.
    — Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2019
  • The kinks in the passing offense wouldn’t be as worrisome if the Eagles’ vaunted running game weren’t also enduring its own.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 5 Oct. 2025
  • The Dodgers’ game plan the entire series was to wait out the Nationals’ vaunted starting pitchers and exploit their dismal bullpen.
    — Jorge Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2019
  • Using the copycat eight-man front almost exclusively on first and second downs, the Browns shut down the Rams’ vaunted running game early.
    — Rich Exner, cleveland.com, 18 Sep. 2019
  • Since a 2-nanometer A20 Pro chip is vaunted for the phone, that may provide the extra capability.
    — David Phelan, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
  • The season opener against Downey turned into a showcase for Garbers and CdM’s vaunted passing attack.
    — Matt Szabo, Daily Pilot, 24 Aug. 2019
  • No one on the Lions’ vaunted defensive line managed even a tackle for loss, and Trey Flowers was called for a costly facemask penalty late in the game.
    — Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 8 Sep. 2019
  • The 49ers’ offensive line rocked the Vikings’ vaunted defensive line, running the ball relentlessly.
    — Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com, 11 Jan. 2020
  • Johnson was part of UCLA’s vaunted 2013 recruiting class that was ranked within the top-five in the country.
    — Orange County Register, 8 Apr. 2017

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