overstate
verb (used with object)
to state too strongly; exaggerate.
am overstating
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present progressiveof overstate (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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I ran this line of thinking by Matt Calkins, CEO of Appian, who thinks I am overstating the case.
From Forbes ● Nov. 8, 2012
I doubt that I am overstating the case here: our capacity to understand and manipulate human genomes alters our conception of what it means to be “human.”
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Nay, I am overstating the case against myself.
From The Causes of the Corruption of the Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels Being the Sequel to The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels by Edward Miller
To some who are familiar with this by no means uncommon little bird, it may seem that I am overstating the charm of its melody.
From Birds in Town and Village by W. H. (William Henry) Hudson
