overdramatize

Example Sentences

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“It is possible to get rid of it, so I don’t think we have to overdramatize what is happening.”

From Seattle Times • Jun. 17, 2022

“Not to overdramatize, but it feels dangerous,” she said.

From New York Times • Dec. 12, 2019

All the dispatchers I spoke to basically asked of me: 'Will you please show us in a real light and not overdramatize what this job is like?'

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2017

Asked if journalists overdramatize the meaning of their workplaces, his voice turns grave: “No. We do not.”

From Washington Post • Dec. 7, 2015

Twenty-six hands must tell their story but not overdramatize.

From Voices from the Past by Bartlett, Paul Alexander