hyperbole

Example Sentences

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He later defended his comments and said that he had been using hyperbole to make a point, adding that he disavowed racists and that media reports had ignored the context of his comments.

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2026

And yet it is precisely a lack of hyperbole or hysteria—a quieting control, one might say—that makes it so moving.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 31, 2025

Depending on his mood, he might wave it away as campaign hyperbole.

From Slate • Dec. 8, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2025

It was a contest in hyperbole and carried on for no other reason.

From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston