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
As for Hendrix, even apart from the nonsense on his Facebook page, he is a chronic exaggerator.
From Slate • Mar. 19, 2018
Anyhow, he has suffered a great deal of abuse as an exaggerator, and even worse, though it must never be forgotten that people who fail are always ready to blame every one concerned except themselves.
From The Grand Canyon of Arizona; how to see it by James, George Wharton
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