exaggerator
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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A habitual exaggerator, he boasted that all four of his grandparents had been born in Manhattan; in fact only one was even born in America.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
“He’s a master exaggerator, been doing it his entire life,” Mr. Fleiss said.
From New York Times ● Mar. 25, 2019
Janice is my friend, and she is anything but an exaggerator or a liar.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2018
Nobody believes Dash, because he’s a serial exaggerator.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2017
He smiled, for the sheriff was a well-known exaggerator, but he met no answering smile.
From Manslaughter by Alice Duer Miller
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