How to Use exaggerated in a Sentence

exaggerated

adjective
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  • In the event that some tragedy takes place under his watch, the promise of strength could seem exaggerated.
    — Niall Stanage, The Hill, 3 Jan. 2025
  • My mother gives an exaggerated sigh and looks down like a child who has been deprived of a toy.
    — Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2024
  • Her dark charcoal smoky eye and exaggerated winged liner rounded out the Rep feel of the look.
    — Brittany Talarico, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2024
  • The reason for the exaggerated height of the wing was so that the trunk lid on the production cars could pass underneath it and fully open.
    — Ben Stewart, Popular Mechanics, 13 Apr. 2023
  • The whole thing about being booed at Cannes, that was exaggerated.
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2023
  • With exaggerated bodies with stripes and dots, they are considered creatures from our dreams and the realm of the dead.
    — Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Yet again, rumors of the suit’s demise have proved to be greatly exaggerated.
    — Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 25 Sep. 2022
  • The last run goes for a touchdown — easy enough that the Michigan State product could do an exaggerated dive into the end zone.
    — Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 8 Sep. 2024
  • The look comprised a black V-neck wrap midi-dress, with an exaggerated belt detail across the midriff.
    — Alex Kessler, Vogue, 29 June 2023
  • At the rehearsal, the dancers would sometimes laugh at the exaggerated gestures of sniffing a dish or checking a watch.
    — Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2023
  • Much to the chagrin of many in Washington, reports of the death of the Tea Party have been greatly exaggerated.
    — Akash Chougule, National Review, 16 May 2024
  • The skin around her eyes was red and irritated, and all of the wrinkles on her pretty face were exaggerated.
    — Hazlitt, 26 July 2023
  • Denizens of the day would pair that with equally roomy, extra-long suit jackets with exaggerated lapels.
    — Thalía Henao, Allure, 3 May 2022
  • The coat has classic lapels above exaggerated panels, plus a tie waist and tortoiseshell buttons that add to the luxe feel.
    — Shea Simmons, Peoplemag, 17 Sep. 2024
  • Everything in Joan's day is put on screen for the world to see—albeit in an exaggerated manner.
    — Evan Romano, Men's Health, 16 June 2023
  • And with an exaggerated silhouette and oversized paillettes, Alexa Chung walked the line of avant garde in 16Arlington.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 9 Dec. 2023
  • Sweeney would cut the tension on flights during the grind of the season by climbing over Pomeranz in an exaggerated way to put a suitcase in the overhead bin.
    — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Jan. 2024
  • Hip males in their 20s and dads in business suits stop by in equal measure to touch the luxe calfskin of the boot-sneaker with the exaggerated tongue that has spawned countless copycats.
    — Mimi Lombardo, Robb Report, 2 Oct. 2024
  • So the other theory is that the court should be cautious and follow the law to show the criticism is exaggerated.
    — Emily Bazelon, New York Times, 25 July 2023
  • Because of the same exaggerated respect for states, each elects two of the 100 senators.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
  • For the third and final phase, Côté created a wig that was fuller with a more exaggerated front, closer to the Trump that became ubiquitous in the media of the late 1980s.
    — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 10 Oct. 2024
  • As in pro wrestling, each gesture needs to be the biggest, most exaggerated version of itself.
    — James Poniewozik, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
  • But now many in the retail industry say that rumors of the mall’s demise have been greatly exaggerated.
    — Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
  • But our eyes couldn’t help but wander to her black cropped, raw-hem jeans with an exaggerated wide-legged silhouette.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 13 Sep. 2024
  • Now, halfway through 2022, the reports of the death of theaters appear to be greatly exaggerated.
    — Frank Pallotta, CNN, 8 July 2022
  • Styles in the ’80s were so exaggerated and colorful and extreme and there was for sure, like, a general boom feeling.
    — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Cal-Maine now looks like more of a victim, with its role in setting egg prices having been vastly exaggerated.
    — WSJ, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Turn to Gucci for a head-turning logo moment, Alaïa for an exaggerated handle, or stay stealth with The Row’s soft suede style.
    — Madeline Fass, Vogue, 15 Mar. 2024
  • For Sabrina Carpenter, that means red or nude lipstick, exaggerated pink blush, and soft, cascading blonde curls.
    — Leah Prinzivalli, Allure, 3 Feb. 2025
  • The rapper wore oversize, skirt-like gray pants with a dramatically exaggerated hip silhouette — plus another gray tie and white shirt.
    — Catherine Santino, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025

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