was embellishing
- past progressive of embellish.
Example Sentences
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He said he was "embellishing the account of an actual stop and search and he was doing so for comedic effect".
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2025
One day, Almodóvar discovered that his mother was embellishing, even fabricating, what was in them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2024
By the end, Remi was embellishing the story to draw her in, to catch a little of Margery’s warmth.
From Slate ● Jan. 27, 2024
“I was thinking maybe he was embellishing because he wanted to get out of there.”
From New York Times ● Jul. 24, 2021
Who was to watch Bulgaria and see how far Russian gold was embellishing the life of Athens?
From Lord Kilgobbin by Lever, Charles James
