overstated

Example Sentences

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“Many hotels indicate that early booking signals overstated true demand.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

The importance of Starship can’t be overstated for the company, which is planning to raise record amounts of money in a June IPO, which could value SpaceX at north of $2 trillion.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

I think initially the disinformation beat was really tech-focused, and that overstated the influence of a scandal like Cambridge Analytica.

From Slate • May 7, 2026

England captain Ben Stokes said suggestions of a rift with Brendon McCullum have been overstated, but acknowledged he must work with the head coach in a "slightly different way".

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Since Sebond had harnessed faith and reason together, Montaigne’s critique set out to undermine faith by showing that all claims to knowledge are overstated.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton