overblown
Example Sentences
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Acts of piracy by Tripoli, Jefferson’s main excuse for fighting, were overblown as well.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
Live Nation has denied that it is an illegal monopoly and said claims about its power in the market are overblown, saying that artists set the prices, not venues or promoters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026
We argued that those fears were overblown and shared looked cheap at current prices.
From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026
Reifel's family has taken to social media to defend him, arguing the claims that taxpayers wasted money on his training were overblown.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026
It was noisier than ever before, talk, talk, talk, friends sharing the news, overblown laughter, strong-lunged farmers bellowing their wares.
From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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