Examples of 'stretching the truth' in a sentence

Meaning of "stretching the truth"

stretching the truth - the act of exaggerating or altering facts to make a story more interesting or favorable, without completely fabricating it
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  • present participle of stretch the truth

How to use "stretching the truth" in a sentence

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stretching the truth
I might have been stretching the truth a little.
Stretching the truth on a job application or curriculum vita.
Be honest and avoid stretching the truth.
You are stretching the truth again and you know it.
To say we were friends would be stretching the truth a long way.
Stretching the truth is dishonest.
Maybe she is stretching the truth.
Stretching the truth.
Is somewhat stretching the truth.
Stretching the truth even a little can kill your career.
Anyone who says homeschooling is easy is stretching the truth.
Have without stretching the truth is it better for women.
Should not be making up stories, and stretching the truth.
I was stretching the truth.
Obviously, advertising has long been notorious for stretching the truth.

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I think it is stretching the truth to suggest that this comment was racially motivated.
If I think you are lying or stretching the truth Truth.
Arguably stretching the truth was not a lie was it?
I believe that calling these centres “ bilingual schools ” is stretching the truth.
I might've been stretching the truth a little.
Stretching the truth about job responsibilities may seem harmless, but it 's not.
Until then, you are probably going to find yourself stretching the truth at times.
Is not she stretching the truth just a tad?
We might be clever with words, but we also have a reputation for stretching the truth.
Stretching the truth a bit, I managed to continue to shoot.
Exaggeration, Overstatement or stretching the truth to a degree.
Be honest here, as there Is little point exaggerating or stretching the truth.
PP, I might say you are stretching the truth to call it evil.
I could say, it was fun bumping into you, but I would be stretching the truth.
If I think you're lying or stretching the truth in the slightest, I will kill him.
I told him I was at yoga . Well, you are stretching the truth.
No-one is stretching the truth here.
Exaggerations - This consists of overstatement or stretching the truth to a degree.
I would not be stretching the truth to say that I have read it over 10 times.
The Hits - that would be stretching the truth.
FEMEN stretching the truth ….
Fourteen-year-old Jason Shepherd ( Muniz ) has a reputation for stretching the truth.
Truth . If I think you are lying or stretching the truth in the slightest, I will kill him.
I was not lying . I was stretching the truth.
I might have been stretching the truth a little . Besides, I have got a system.
You are lying . Just stretching the truth.
Oliver O'Toole stretching the truth.
Well, you are stretching the truth.
Well, he wasn't actually lying, just stretching the truth a little bit.

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