embellishing

Example Sentences

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The governor has faced allegations of embellishing his military record.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

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

And towards the end, we just had this amazing energy between us, me and Jefferson, just going again, again and again, and embellishing the moves.

From Salon • Aug. 8, 2024

When Miles explained things that happened at school, embellishing small facts and details, I’d jump in and correct him.

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia