hyperbole
Example Sentences
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Hyperbole is inappropriate in response to a flurry of gambling scandals that merely highlight the predictable vulnerability of certain “prop” bets.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025
Hyperbole aside, the language taken as a whole marks a distinct verbal escalation from Tehran.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 4, 2022
Hyperbole is one of the staples of advertising language.
From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021
Hyperbole that would have been regarded as unhinged not long ago is now the stuff of quotidian sound bites.
From Washington Post • Feb. 4, 2020
Hyperbole is usually harmless, but in some cases it has been known to precipitate unnecessary wars as well as a painful gaseous condition called stock market bubbles.
From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood
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