hyperbole

Example Sentences

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The delivery of his trademark hyperbole was rushed to fit into the final, 10-minute window that closed the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition’s spring kickoff.

From New York Times

“The initial statement was clearly intended with a certain degree of hyperbole,” Hayward said.

From Washington Times

It was hardly hyperbole, according to Paul Johns, a wide receiver on that ’83 team and the Seahawks’ current director of Youth and High School Football programs.

From Seattle Times

The 2022 elections blew in on a hurricane of hyperbole about “existential” threats to democracy, which supposedly were “on the ballot.”

From Washington Post

But it's unclear whether prosecutors could build a wire fraud case, the Post added, noting that fundraising emails from both parties tend to contain hyperbole and misleading language.

From Salon