How to Use hyperbole in a Sentence

hyperbole

noun
  • From the start, the case was marked by stunned hyperbole.
    James Lasdun, New Yorker, 26 May 2026
  • Yes, some of this may be hyperbole.
    Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Time, 27 May 2026
  • That is true, that is not hyperbole.
    City News Service, Daily News, 16 Apr. 2026
  • That gives you a sense of the kind of lush hyperbole the film is prone to.
    Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Jan. 2020
  • Again, the praise is no hyperbole.
    Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 15 Aug. 2025
  • The rest of the piece is made up of hyperbole and ad hominem attacks.
    Cameron Hilditch, National Review, 28 Oct. 2020
  • Nobody likes that, that type of stuff and that type of hyperbole.
    Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2024
  • These types of hot and dry weather events are ripe for all sorts of hyperbole.
    Dave Epstein, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Aug. 2022
  • Nobody likes that, that type of stuff, and that type of hyperbole.
    Annabella Rosciglione, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 20 Oct. 2024
  • There's a bit of vision in that to be sure, but at least as much hyperbole.
    Brian Lowry, CNN, 27 Apr. 2018
  • Cramer was using hyperbole to make a point.
    Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2026
  • The hyperbole elicits a round of chuckles, as it was meant to.
    The Economist, 13 Mar. 2021
  • Maybe not quite as breathtaking but stick with us for the hyperbole.
    Evan Grant, Dallas News, 29 May 2021
  • But there are times when Geno's hyperbole seems to replace his brain.
    Mike Anthony, courant.com, 14 Mar. 2018
  • That’s not hyperbole that Dallas was the best team across four months.
    Matthew Defranks, Dallas News, 25 Aug. 2020
  • There may have been a touch of hyperbole, but there are a lot of positions up in the air.
    The Enquirer, 25 Oct. 2022
  • Weiss, with silver rings in his ears, is nerdier and given to hyperbole.
    TIME.com, 30 June 2017
  • That sounds like crazy hyperbole, but that's how impressive the past few weeks have been.
    Andrew Sharp, SI.com, 13 Apr. 2018
  • That might sound like hyperbole, but has any Raven made more thrilling plays this summer?
    Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 22 Aug. 2022
  • Clichés and eye-rolls aside, the sights and food in this mountain town are right on par with that kind of hyperbole.
    Marissa Wolkenberg, Bon Appétit, 26 Sep. 2022
  • Bowman, who’s been with the unit for 16 years, is not a man prone to hype and hyperbole.
    Thallman, oregonlive, 18 Mar. 2023
  • In Hurta’s case, this is not hyperbole.
    Martin Fritz Huber, Outside, 6 Nov. 2025
  • The language and hyperbole of my emails were harsh, but so were the circumstances.
    Laura Bradley, HWD, 13 July 2017
  • Furyk, meanwhile, did well not to add to the hyperbole over Woods winning again.
    Doug Ferguson, The Seattle Times, 24 Sep. 2018
  • To be clever and say the yawning chasm is as wide as the Grand Canyon would not be hyperbole.
    David Moore, Dallas News, 6 Nov. 2020
  • Despite the sarcasm and hyperbole, the legal brief isn’t a joke.
    Rachel Pannett, Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2022
  • To say that Spielberg is performing at the top of his game is no hyperbole.
    Clayton Davis, Variety, 10 Sep. 2022
  • There has been a lot of chatter and hyperbole about Erin over the past several days.
    Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • For those who follow the craft of comedy writing, none of that is hyperbole.
    Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Nazi and fascist language was filled with hyperbole—something was the best and the greatest of all time.
    Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026

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