overstatement
Example Sentences
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Those percentages also are an overstatement, because “refundable” credits are categorized as spending and aren’t reflected in the IRS data.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
It would be an overstatement to say that all the Jackson doubters in the gym, of which there were likely many, became converts.
From Salon • Feb. 19, 2026
That might be an overstatement, but it’s right to celebrate the strength of the U.S. economy, so long as a few lurking risks can be overcome.
From Barron's • Jan. 14, 2026
I don’t think that’s an overstatement, given the films that have come out this year.”
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 2025
The criminologist James Alan Fox explained that his warning of a “bloodbath” was in fact an intentional overstatement.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
Vocabulary lists containing overstatement
STAAR English II: Literary Devices and Figures of Speech
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Reading: Literature - High School
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Imagery, Figures of Speech, and Tone
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