Example Sentences

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They have embellished those spreadsheet credentials with their deeds on the pitch too.

From BBC • Sep. 15, 2025

That the on-screen Richard repeatedly claims to have embellished how events unfolded reads as an admission of guilt or an acknowledgment that versions may differ.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2023

I may have embellished this story over time, but I nonetheless empathize with your cat.

From Slate • Nov. 23, 2019

Marine Corps may have embellished the accounts of Meyer’s actions that earned him the medal.

From Washington Post • Dec. 16, 2011

He would have embellished our album handsomely—and those dogs, too!

From The Outdoor Chums on the Gulf by Allen, Quincy