inflated
Example Sentences
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He said that his role had been inflated into something it was not, and focused largely on the investigation, not on the relationship.
From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2026
Darker forces are at play in the industry, as inflated costs, mass layoffs, the good old concept of ens**ttification and the AI tech bubble threaten to transform what gaming even means.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026
From the Fifa Peace Prize, to the vastly inflated ticket prices at the World Cup, to the Club World Cup, Infantino's tenure has been increasingly controversial.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
Adding to the strain: The metric is artificially inflated because it ignores sharp declines in the value of some of the company’s securities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
“All this press attention seems to have inflated your already overlarge head, Potter,” said Snape quietly, once the rest of the class had settled down again.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
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