How to Use exaggerate in a Sentence

exaggerate

verb

• The book exaggerates the difficulties he faced in starting his career.
• He exaggerated his movements so we could see them more clearly.
• He tends to exaggerate when talking about his accomplishments.
• It's impossible to exaggerate the importance of this discovery.
• Dark shades can 'bleed' and exaggerate lines around the lips.
  — Town & Country, 22 Feb. 2023
• Just some want a little bit to exaggerate this here.
  — Max Mathews, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
• The dip in play has been exaggerated, but the Chiefs do need more.
  — Sam McDowell 7, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2025
• Other pages are dog-eared or blown up to exaggerate their grainy texture.
  — Vince Aletti, The New Yorker, 6 May 2022
• That makes the ball bounce higher and slower and exaggerates any spin.
  — Ava Wallace, Washington Post, 3 July 2024
• Meanwhile, if your skin is oil-prone, sweat can also exaggerate the oils and shine.
  — India Espy-Jones, Essence, 6 June 2024
• Clark fell to the floor on that play but was called out by some fans for exaggerating the impact of the hit.
  — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2024
• That, along with a full load of crab pots on its back deck, would have exaggerated the boat’s side-to-side roll.
  — Outside Online, 17 Apr. 2018
• If your eyes are more close-set, don’t do the inner eye corner points, or that will exaggerate them.
  — Kathleen Hou, The Cut, 13 Sep. 2017
• And the best way to do that was to exaggerate her slightly in one direction.
  — Margy Rochlin, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2021
• But a lot of the narrative around him has been exaggerated to a point.
  — Harry De Cosemo, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
• Sub-six-footers aren’t the only ones who exaggerate their height, though.
  — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 4 June 2026
• But that doesn’t stand in the way of our tendency to exaggerate the merits of the past.
  — K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 27 Mar. 2022
• Giménez was exaggerating, but not by much.
  — Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
• Even things that are true, people exaggerate.
  — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2026
• Twice each day, the normal rhythm of the tides from high to low is exaggerated during king tides.
  — Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Nov. 2025
• Be aware of those who tend to exaggerate, and keep offers in perspective.
  — Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2019
• Kehinde’s lawyer argued that the girl lied or exaggerated many of her claims.
  — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 21 May 2025
• Williams genuinely laughs out loud and exaggerates his tone during a fact-check back-and-forth.
  — Fletcher Page, The Courier-Journal, 6 Sep. 2017
• Just be mindful not to over-promise or exaggerate in the excitement of it all.
  — Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 24 Aug. 2025
• Artists have been known to exaggerate the good looks of the ruling class, so presumably these images are more fair.
  — Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 5 Oct. 2020
• The four-time Olympian was not exaggerating.
  — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
• But at the same time, there is a good chance that Guardiola was exaggerating, just a touch.
  — Rory Smith, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2024
• Humans exaggerate small chances and downplay large ones.
  — Ted Ladd, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
• The black woman in the cartoon is standing in front of a window and has exaggerated lips and eyes.
  — Lavendrick Smith, charlotteobserver, 12 Dec. 2017
• A lot of times people feel like some rappers exaggerate their street cred, but this was not the case with Biggie.
  — Chuck Arnold, Billboard, 21 May 2022