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 tends to pick his words carefully and avoid exaggeration or hyperbole.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026

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

From Slate • Dec. 8, 2025

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 The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 2025

Although less given to hyperbole than Washington, Du Bois saw Durham in essentially the same positive light after visiting there less than a decade later.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson