overstate

Example Sentences

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“I don’t think you can overstate how influential he was at the national, state and local level and how well-liked he was,” Garcetti said.

From Los Angeles Times

Forecasts for its profit had been downgraded after it surfaced that WH Smith's business in North America had overstated revenues possibly by as much as £50m.

From BBC

Daniel Swain, a climate scientist at the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources, said it is hard to overstate the importance of the center.

From Los Angeles Times

“I don’t think you can overstate how alarming this policy is,” Rust said.

From MarketWatch

By historical standards that’s pretty thin gruel, and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says it even might overstate job creation.

From MarketWatch