sensationalize
verb (used with object)
to make sensational.
had sensationalized
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past perfectof sensationalize.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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His attorney, Dan Marchese, argued that prosecutors had sensationalized their findings in order to paint Rubino as a potentially violent, white supremacist.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 23, 2019
T-Mobile CEO John Legere said that the FTC had "sensationalized" the problem.
From Reuters ● Jul. 30, 2014
