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burst with pride

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burst with pride
to be full as if to the bursting point with pride. My parents were bursting with pride when I graduated from college. I almost burst with pride when I was chosen for the first prize.
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He was always there to lend an ear, offer encouragement or burst with pride.
Of Daily News Golfer of the Year Brett Kanda kissing the championship trophy as his coach, Bob Loughrie, nearly burst with pride after the Flintridge Prep of La Canada Flintridge senior became his school's first CIF/SCGA champion last year.
I would ask the curious question that a child would ask, and my mom would explain the "patriotic sacrifice" involved, and the understanding was clear--and my heart would burst with pride, wishing that my opportunity would hurry along so I also could serve my country.
 
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