exaggerate

Example Sentences

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To promote his call for a separate air force, Mitchell exaggerated the outcome—including the apocryphal claim that admirals witnessing the demonstration “wept aloud” as the target went under.

From Los Angeles Times

"The first one by Cití Ní Ghallchóir is so sweet but still so sad and placid... she just seemed really exhausted," she said, noting that the other two felt "disgusting, painful and exaggerated."

From BBC

Other detractors have made similar points, and though exaggerated, the criticisms bear a germ of truth.

From The Wall Street Journal

Berezovsky may have exaggerated his role, but Russia's oligarchs were certainly capable of pulling strings at the highest echelons of power.

From BBC

On the other, AI videos can be mesmerising, experts said, offering cartoonish, exaggerated material.

From BBC