Examples of 'stretched the truth' in a sentence

Meaning of "stretched the truth"

stretched the truth: This expression means to exaggerate or embellish the truth, to make something seem more or less than it actually is
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  • simple past tense and past participle of stretch the truth

How to use "stretched the truth" in a sentence

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stretched the truth
I may have stretched the truth a bit.
For a guy who never told a lie, he certainly stretched the truth a lot.
But he stretched the truth in other ways.
This is a story that has stretched the truth.
I stretched the truth a little bit.
As a civilized fisherman I would have stretched the truth at least a foot.
I may have stretched the truth about our cultural heritage to make life easier.
Is that so? As a civilized fisherman I would have stretched the truth at least a foot.
I just stretched the truth.
I know you, I know you lied about the involvement of the gang. I just stretched the truth.
I stretched the truth to get what I wanted.
Yeah, might have stretched the truth a bit.
I stretched the truth because I do not like to be questioned.
Well, I might have stretched the truth just a little.
But I did not want her to know what a loser I was, so I stretched the truth a little.

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I guess I slightly stretched the truth to guarantee her acceptance of the invitation.
One of them, some said, stretched the truth.
You never stretched the truth just a little bit to help an innocent person?
Yeah, that, well, I might have stretched the truth just a little.
I stretched the truth because I do not like to be questioned . Why not?
I did not lie ; I merely stretched the truth a little bit.
I stretched the truth to get what I wanted . Sometimes, as a younger man.
I, might have stretched the truth.
I, uh, might have stretched the truth about exactly how much silver we saw being loaded.
I told them I was your minister . - I stretched the truth.
Perhaps I stretched the truth a bit.
I may have stretched the truth a bit. It's for a little while.
Actually, Henry, I stretched the truth a bit.
But I may have stretched the truth a bit That 's very kind, Alex, in my letters.
Have you ever stretched the truth for your own gain?
So what? You never stretched the truth just a little bit to help an innocent person?
I might have stretched the truth sometimes, but I did kill Becky.
However, if you have stretched the truth to your doctor, you may not be alone.
But I may have stretched the truth a bit That's very kind, Alex.
But I may have stretched the truth a bit in my letters. That's very kind, Alex.
First, O'Reilly stretched the truth a little further,.
Perhaps I stretched the truth a bit. But the Kwik-E-Mart, she is a harsh mistress.

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