Example Sentences

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Mr Clarke's barrister, Philip Williams, suggested she was embellishing the facts.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 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