inflated

Example Sentences

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It was also a rebuke to the idea of grandiosity, in which inflated self-regard amounts to a distorted relationship with reality.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

That resulted a small denominator within the P/E ratio that artificially inflated the profitability metric.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

For residents, inflated property prices and living costs are leaving a bitter taste.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

One thread that Peters pulled on was whether Mullin had inflated his background.

From Slate • Mar. 18, 2026

I inflated all twelve cones with air and I filled each buoyancy chamber with the req­uisite ten litres of sea water.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel