hyperbole

Example Sentences

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But this is the season of hyperbole, so the Dodgers still have a chance to go 194-0 between the Cactus League and the regular season.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

He later defended his comments and said that he had been using hyperbole to make a point, adding that he disavowed racists and that media reports had ignored the context of his comments.

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2026

And yet it is precisely a lack of hyperbole or hysteria—a quieting control, one might say—that makes it so moving.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 31, 2025

Depending on his mood, he might wave it away as campaign hyperbole.

From Slate • Dec. 8, 2025

For safety’s sake, then, hyperbole should be used with restraint and only by those with the proper literary training.

From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood