Example Sentences
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Now their AI capability, however obscure, is hammed up.
From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2024
We don’t know if Nguyễn Phú Trọng, general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, was briefed on the age discussion in advance, but he really hammed it up for the press.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2023
“He landed funny on his knee and hammed his hip, and we were really worried about it,” Carroll said.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 9, 2023
Then, back to business: “I’m going to lead you through a little eighth-grade vocal warm-up,” Micciche hammed up the last phrase.
From New York Times ● Aug. 25, 2021
In the ring Woody’s smile looked sly and crafty; he hammed it up.
From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston
