hyperbole

“Millions is hyperbole,” his sister warned, though she too was getting hungry.

It verged on hyperbole—that is to say, wild exaggeration—to call him a “noted expert,” as he was really just a simple country veterinarian.

Some veer into hyperbole, as when he describes “The American Revolution” as the most important event in world history after the birth of Christ.

The primary contribution of Mr. Crais’s book to a rapidly growing literature is its hyperbole—we still lack a book that draws together a comprehensive picture of a world remade by guns.

“I don’t think it’s hyperbole, especially for a Bravo fan, to say that,” Cohen said.