have been exaggerating
- present perfect progressive of exaggerate.
Example Sentences
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He boasted to White House officials of frequent meetings with Trump but seems to have been exaggerating.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 10, 2019
He boasted to White House officials of frequent meetings with Trump, but he seems to have been exaggerating.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 10, 2019
A court psychologist said that Pena might have been exaggerating symptoms of possible mental impairment, and said he didn't understand why he was in court.
From Fox News ● Mar. 20, 2019
It’s been an annual caution from the coach, but this time he may not have been exaggerating.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 19, 2018
It wouldn’t have been exaggerating to say that Patria Mercedes had been struck dumb in the devil’s den.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
