hyperbole
Example Sentences
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Some veer into hyperbole, as when he describes “The American Revolution” as the most important event in world history after the birth of Christ.
From Salon
The primary contribution of Mr. Crais’s book to a rapidly growing literature is its hyperbole—we still lack a book that draws together a comprehensive picture of a world remade by guns.
“I don’t think it’s hyperbole, especially for a Bravo fan, to say that,” Cohen said.
From Los Angeles Times
“It’s impossible to discount as hyperbole the alarm that these longtime civil servants are sounding from inside the house.”
From Salon
Actor Jay O. Sanders is the narrator on this “Secrets of the Dead” installment and, as is customary for the series, there is no small amount of hyperbole in the presentation.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
