Example Sentences

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The last part was hammed up a bit; lacking a controlling stake doesn’t automatically equate to no influence on decisions.

From Slate • Dec. 12, 2024

She was usually buoyant and effusive, but this time she really hammed it up, hugging and kissing the case of Propel Fitness Water he’d brought home from the store.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2024

Now their AI capability, however obscure, is hammed up.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2024

During a six-week election campaign, both Hipkins and Luxon traveled the country and hammed it up for the cameras.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 13, 2023

Slopper hammed it up a bit, trying to mimic and trying to pretend that wasn’t the case.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline