Example Sentences

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The governor has faced allegations of embellishing his military record.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Mr Clarke's barrister, Philip Williams, suggested she was embellishing the facts.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2025

Scarves, a recurring favorite of Chiuri’s, were ubiquitous for fall, and were in the program notes heralded as “protective, enveloping, and embellishing as required” for a free and worldly woman.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 27, 2024

In basketball, there’s the player falling down and embellishing a charging foul.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2024

When Miles explained things that happened at school, embellishing small facts and details, I’d jump in and correct him.

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia