Examples of 'exaggeration' in a sentence
Meaning of "exaggeration"
Exaggeration (noun) - A statement or description that represents something as better or worse than it really is, usually for emphasis or to make a point
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- The act of heaping or piling up.
- The act of exaggerating; the act of doing or representing in an excessive manner; a going beyond the bounds of truth, reason, or justice; a hyperbolical representation; hyperbole; overstatement.
- A representation of things beyond natural life, in expression, beauty, power, vigor.
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It is no exaggeration to talk about slaves of the road.
Not every circumlocution or exaggeration is in itself a lie.
A gross exaggeration meant to stir international outrage.
I think that this is an exaggeration of the truth.
My exaggeration reflects the importance of the case.
This in my view is a gross exaggeration and oversimplification.
Exaggeration in our dealings with others is unacceptable.
Hyperbole uses exaggeration for emphasis or effect.
Exaggeration is often a very good proof of honesty.
Surely it is not an exaggeration to describe them as such.
Exaggeration and distortion in order to seem important.
This is sheer exaggeration from your part.
Exaggeration is to draw a snake and add legs.
In this matter all exaggeration must be avoided.
But exaggeration is definitely not the way to go.
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Hyperbole is deliberate exaggeration for emphasis or humour.
The exaggeration of the normal effects of a substance.
There is a great air of exaggeration in the prose.
It is no exaggeration but millions of lives depend on this.
It is going to no longer be an exaggeration to mention that the.
It is no exaggeration to say that there are lives at stake.
The ugliness of the human was not an exaggeration.
That is a gross exaggeration of what the difficulties were.
Someone who loves us to the point of exaggeration.
It is not an exaggeration to say that it is financially viable.
You display a fondness for dramatic exaggeration.
Americans love exaggeration and that is no exaggeration.
To call his love pure would be no exaggeration.
It was not an exaggeration to call him a world savior.
Calm down you have some exaggeration.
It is not an exaggeration to say he hated the show.
Egyptologists evaluate his statement as misinterpretation or exaggeration.
It would be an exaggeration to say that we were close friends.
Having called the ambulance is really an exaggeration.
It would be no exaggeration to say that he saved my life.
It was later found that this was a gross exaggeration.
It is kind of exaggeration to call him my first love.
Some contend that this is a gross exaggeration.
It is certainly an exaggeration to talk of crisis in this context.
Many researchers were caught up in a web of increasing exaggeration.
Minimization and exaggeration are types of lies of deception.
Which will prompt similar states of exaggeration.
It would be no exaggeration to say she is one of a kind.
And one not at all inclined to exaggeration.
That is neither exaggeration nor hyperbole either.
Exaggeration in literature is more closely known as hyperbole.
This is certainly an exaggeration following their breakup.
Everything mentioned is true without any exaggeration.
It is not an exaggeration to suggest that we are nearing a crisis.
An overly scrupulous conscience is an exaggeration of healthy guilt.
