overstate
Example Sentences
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“It is hard to overstate how significant last night’s earnings were,” O’Regan wrote in his note to clients.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 25, 2026
“You just cannot overstate what it means to us to be able to capture all that viewing that’s happening at fan fests, in bars and at smaller watch parties.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026
“You simply can’t overstate how much damage this has done to Scotland’s international reputation and to the entire independence movement,” said Kevin McKenna, a columnist for the Herald newspaper in Glasgow.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
It’s hard to overstate the hype entering Friday.
From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026
It may be impossible to overstate the significance of race in defining the basic structure of American society.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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