How to Use exaggerate in a Sentence

exaggerate

verb
  • The book exaggerates the difficulties he faced in starting his career.
  • He exaggerated his movements so we could see them more clearly.
  • He tends to exaggerate when talking about his accomplishments.
  • It's impossible to exaggerate the importance of this discovery.
  • It’s part of our job to exaggerate; it’s part of our job to go there.
    Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 26 July 2022
  • Dark shades can 'bleed' and exaggerate lines around the lips.
    Town & Country, 22 Feb. 2023
  • But that doesn’t stand in the way of our tendency to exaggerate the merits of the past.
    K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 27 Mar. 2022
  • But some online posts exaggerate the depth of the drop.
    Devon Link, USA TODAY, 23 Sep. 2021
  • Clark fell to the floor on that play but was called out by some fans for exaggerating the impact of the hit.
    Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2024
  • In this way, Zenith Labs seems to exaggerate many of the benefits of their products.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 11 Oct. 2022
  • Read the cues in your landscape that call for masses and voids, and let the shrubs exaggerate, shroud, and play with the existing space.
    Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
  • And the best way to do that was to exaggerate her slightly in one direction.
    Margy Rochlin, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2021
  • He’s humble, not one to brag or talk tough, and not one to exaggerate either.
    Gregg Doyel, The Indianapolis Star, 19 May 2022
  • There is no way to exaggerate quite how thoroughly the World Cup took over Qatar.
    Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2022
  • That makes the ball bounce higher and slower and exaggerates any spin.
    Ava Wallace, Washington Post, 3 July 2024
  • It’s hard to exaggerate the viciousness of what Michael Vick did.
    Steve Chapman, chicagotribune.com, 11 Dec. 2019
  • Meanwhile, if your skin is oil-prone, sweat can also exaggerate the oils and shine.
    India Espy-Jones, Essence, 6 June 2024
  • But at the same time, there is a good chance that Guardiola was exaggerating, just a touch.
    Rory Smith, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2024
  • A lot of times people feel like some rappers exaggerate their street cred, but this was not the case with Biggie.
    Chuck Arnold, Billboard, 21 May 2022
  • The mirrored wall was placed off-center to exaggerate the asymmetry of the room.
    Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 15 Apr. 2022
  • Artists have been known to exaggerate the good looks of the ruling class, so presumably these images are more fair.
    Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 5 Oct. 2020
  • Despite that, analysts caution not to exaggerate the impact the use of the Zircon could have on the war as a whole.
    Brad Lendon, CNN, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Repeat this 10 times and exaggerate the touch and release each time with each finger.
    Stephanie Mansour, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2019
  • The Telluride has more head- and legroom in both the second and third rows, and, like in a big house, its large windows and tall ceiling exaggerate the feeling of airiness.
    Joey Capparella, Car and Driver, 31 Mar. 2020
  • Hard to exaggerate what Ted Lasso has done for profile of men’s football in the United States.
    Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 20 Mar. 2023
  • That work of drama vastly exaggerated the heroes and villains of the trial and the town.
    Lisa Grunwald, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024
  • And whereas often callers exaggerate the size of snakes when calling the shelter, in this case the python was just as big as the callers thought.
    Zoe Sottile, CNN, 24 Dec. 2022
  • And the president has been more than willing to exaggerate the success of his efforts.
    John Wildermuth, SFChronicle.com, 7 Nov. 2020
  • Someone will exaggerate a situation or feeling to grab your attention or lead you astray.
    Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Uber was fined $10 million for exaggerating the amount of money its drivers made on average and for directing them toward costly car finance programs.
    Will McCurdy, PCMAG, 27 Oct. 2024

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