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verb

exaggerate

CEFR B2

to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth

In a sentence

Six example sentences with exaggerate, each labelled with its topic.

  • Founders who exaggerate user numbers in a pitch usually get caught during diligence, when the analytics dashboard is opened.

    Startups

  • Trailers exaggerate the pace of a slow film, stitching its four action beats into ninety frantic seconds.

    Movies

  • Supplement labels exaggerate what a scoop of powder can do, promising in bold type what a diet quietly delivers.

    Fitness

  • Caricaturists exaggerate a single feature, so a senator with a long chin becomes all chin in the Sunday cartoon.

    Art

  • Medieval chroniclers exaggerated army sizes so freely that a thousand men became fifty thousand by the third retelling.

    History

  • Both campaigns exaggerate the other side's record, and the fact checkers now publish a scorecard after every debate.

    Politics

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