Example Sentences

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It turned out that nearly 90% of the people who claimed to have beaten the market had exaggerated their returns.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

But the ASA concluded Hilton had exaggerated the availability of the advertised rooms, leaving potential customers at risk of being misled.

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2025

Amid the generally rapturous reception to the book’s publication in 1974, some critics argued that Caro had exaggerated Moses’ singularity and lacked comparative or historical perspective.

From Slate • Sep. 16, 2024

Its lawyers sought to show that the regulators had exaggerated Sony’s concerns about the future of Call of Duty and other popular titles.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 27, 2023

Perhaps she had exaggerated; people very often were wrong about their relatives.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier