embellish
Example Sentences
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He was often criticized for an overly defensive style, and accused by some of dodging the most dangerous opponents simply to embellish his record.
From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026
A total of 13 other witnesses used to support the prosecution case have now told the BBC the police pressured them to embellish their statements or lie in court.
From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026
So when you can take something that’s actually happened to them and have that be the seed of a story and embellish on that, I think people create really interesting projects.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2024
But as Kaufman read on, he noticed Audubon’s penchant not just to embellish, but to make up tales from whole cloth.
From New York Times • May 8, 2024
I was glad the girls were heeding my advice not to embellish because at that moment nothing we could have said would have made things better for them.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
Vocabulary lists containing embellish
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