overstated
Example Sentences
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The global significance of this milestone can’t be overstated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
Hearn believes White's comments stemmed from Alalshikh asking him to explore the financial viability of staging the fight in Las Vegas, and that the UFC president then overstated his role in the event.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
The importance of habeas corpus at this moment cannot be overstated.
From Slate ● Jun. 18, 2026
A new peer reviewed analysis published in Global Ecology and Conservation argues that a high profile 2025 study significantly overstated the ecological impact of wolf recovery in Yellowstone National Park.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 14, 2026
Cecilia’s enthusiasm, for example, seemed a little overstated, tainted with condescension perhaps, and intrusive too; her big sister wanted each bound story catalogued and placed on the library shelves, between Rabindranath Tagore and Quintus Tertullian.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
