overstatement
Example Sentences
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This conception of the court’s role is both self-serving and an ambitious overstatement.
From Slate ● Jul. 20, 2026
That’s an overstatement, as is the later claim that for Pericles “cold logic and science trumped religion.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026
"It's not an overstatement to say most of their lives were ruined by North Korea," judge Taiichi Kamino said at a ruling at the Tokyo District Court on Monday, according to an Associated Press report.
From BBC ● Jan. 26, 2026
That might be an overstatement, but it’s right to celebrate the strength of the U.S. economy, so long as a few lurking risks can be overcome.
From Barron's ● Jan. 14, 2026
Actually, “slept” was a wild overstatement, and when the first low sun rays stabbed his eyelids, he’d awakened cold and wet from whatever dozing he’d managed.
From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker
Vocabulary lists containing overstatement
STAAR English II: Literary Devices and Figures of Speech
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Reading: Literature - High School
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