hyperbolically
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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They’re almost identical, varying largely by the identity of the defendant and the number of movies downloaded in what the lawsuits allege, hyperbolically, to be theft “on a grand scale.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2023
In a recent interview with Bloomberg, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo offered hyperbolically, “The politician in me thinks you’re going to literally lose every voter under 35, forever.”
From Seattle Times • Mar. 25, 2023
The article's headline, perhaps hyperbolically, suggests that because of her ability to empathize, Ardern may be "the most effective leader on the planet."
From Salon • May 10, 2020
So many clickbait headlines insist, hyperbolically, that this or that show is “everything we need right now.”
From Washington Post • May 3, 2020
That was a real strain upon the imaginative and constructive faculties; I aspire to no such talent, but simply contemplate hyperbolically a certain phase of contemporary civilisation.
From Piccadilly A Fragment of Contemporary Biography by Oliphant, Laurence
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