were exaggerating
- past progressive of exaggerate.
Example Sentences
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However, my minder would often whisper in my ear afterwards, saying people were exaggerating about the prices.
From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2025
Jones’ lawyer, Norm Pattis, has been trying to limit any damages awarded to the victims’ families and claimed the relatives were exaggerating their claims of being harmed.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 5, 2022
Maybe, Grimes thought desperately as he drove over to the club, the people texting him about the destruction were exaggerating.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 2, 2021
Samantha Batt-Rawden, president of the Doctors’ Association UK and an NHS critical care doctor, used Twitter to hit back at those who said health-care workers were exaggerating.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 29, 2020
He complained also of the attitude of the Cuban insurgents, who were exaggerating their numbers as well as their demands.
From Under Four Administrations From Cleveland to Taft by Straus, Oscar S.
