is exaggerating
- present progressive of exaggerate (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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“We should not reward him by allowing him to stay at St. Elizabeths if he is exaggerating his symptoms,” the prosecutor argued.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 14, 2023
Whenever you find yourself thinking, or hear others claiming, that he is exaggerating, that is our innate tendency to reach for a rationalization.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2022
“If we look at it in isolated fragments, one could think that the president is exaggerating or wrong on some points,” said Acuña Murillo.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 26, 2022
There are also indications that the pork industry is exaggerating the impact of Proposition 12 for public consumption, while quietly acknowledging that it’s not that big a deal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 23, 2022
Around the size that is small, inside the stern that is the middle, besides the remains that are praying, inside the between that is turning, all the region is measuring and melting is exaggerating.
From Tender Buttons Objects—Food—Rooms by Stein, Gertrude