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.

Government officials had once boasted that an accident of this type was impossible.

Jackson once boasted in court that he'd been arrested "over 100 times."

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.