hyperbole
Example Sentences
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And yet it is precisely a lack of hyperbole or hysteria—a quieting control, one might say — that makes it so moving.
“Millions is hyperbole,” his sister warned, though she too was getting hungry.
From Literature
It verged on hyperbole—that is to say, wild exaggeration—to call him a “noted expert,” as he was really just a simple country veterinarian.
From Literature
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
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
