Example Sentences

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The co-founder might have been exaggerating a tad because, as best as I can tell, Spelunker’s is beloved throughout the region.

From Washington Post • Dec. 28, 2020

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

Roger Parloff of Forbes that it's the internet companies that have been exaggerating the possible implications of a contrary court decision with "overwrought 'you'll-break-the-internet'" rhetoric.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2014

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