inflated

Example Sentences

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In New York and other coastal cities, I’m accustomed to inflated prices for popcorn and soda — hey, the moviegoing experience just isn’t the same without them.

From Salon

“Too often, inflated and subjective performance ratings have resulted in dollars available for performance awards being distributed broadly across the majority of employees,” Kupor wrote in a memorandum.

From The Wall Street Journal

Interestingly, this inflated perception was not simply due to confusion about what counts as toxic content.

From Science Daily

Ms Marshall said: "It felt almost scaremongering to me. There is almost aggression behind what he was saying - offering a fixed price, quick deadlines, 14-day turnarounds, inflated numbers."

From BBC

Every extra dollar they earn from inflated gold prices becomes pure profit.

From Barron's