Example Sentences

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However, four former Drone to Home volunteers claimed to the BBC the charity had been exaggerating how many dogs it reunited with owners.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

When revelations surfaced that First Brands, Tricolor and PrimaLend had been exaggerating their financial “virility,” the industry went full Seinfeld.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 6, 2025

The argument over whether Bremmer was mistaken, Musk had been exaggerating, or Musk was backtracking from the truth failed to obscure two deeper points Bremmer made in his newsletter:

From Washington Post • Oct. 12, 2022

Wall Street Journal reporter John Carreyrou later revealed in a series of investigative reports that Holmes and other Theranos executives had been exaggerating their claims about the technology, which often produced inaccurate readings.

From Slate • Mar. 14, 2018

Just in case Gay or Phil ever thought I had been exaggerating, I pointed out that the other children’s comments were nauseatingly familiar.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter