overblown

Example Sentences

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But there are a number of reasons to suggest those fears are overblown, at least for now.

From MarketWatch

Private-credit chieftains including Apollo CEO Marc Rowan and Blackstone President Jon Gray said last year that these were isolated cases and that fears of wider stresses in private credit are overblown.

From The Wall Street Journal

Critics say the danger faced by agents whose names are made public is overblown, almost always limited to harsh and violent words lobbed from behind a laptop or phone screen.

From Los Angeles Times

Others, however, feel that the situation has been overblown.

From BBC

Even Love admits that “Brian Is Back!” was a little overblown.

From Los Angeles Times