How to Use overstate in a Sentence

overstate

verb

• It would be overstating the case to say that it was a matter of life or death.
• Not to overstate it, but this is a tragedy.
  — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 13 Dec. 2025
• The film does not try to overstate itself.
  — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
• That may have been overstating things, but not by very much.
  — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2026
• Nike’s sway in elite track and road running is hard to overstate.
  — oregonlive, 5 Oct. 2019
• Yet the risk may be overstated.
  — Dina Esfandiary, Time, 11 Mar. 2026
• But do not also overstate the Heat’s haul on that deal.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2026
• That bet paid off on a scale that is difficult to overstate.
  — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
• Steven Weinberg’s stature in physics would be hard to overstate.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 27 July 2021
• The scale of this shift is difficult to overstate.
  — Thanh Pham, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
• But to your overall point, yes, do not overstate these latest movies.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025
• Greenberg was careful not to overstate what he’s built.
  — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 June 2026
• And if there even was a reason for pause there, then don’t overstate the Heat.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2026
• The shortfall in finance is hard to overstate.
  — Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
• Still, the scale of this challenge can’t be overstated.
  — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 20 Apr. 2026
• Maybe that is overstating it a little.
  — Nick Miller, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
• The importance of his voice in this area cannot be overstated.
  — Joan Biskupic, CNN, 4 June 2018
• Win-win might be overstating the outcome.
  — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
• But in truth, both sides overstate the impact this case is likely to have on the law or on the ground.
  — Simon Lazarus, The New Republic, 2 Oct. 2023
• Garcia sets this all up in a sly way, without overstating it.
  — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 21 May 2026
• The harm that this decision will cause cannot be overstated.
  — Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
• The twin crises of Cuba The scale of the tragedy is hard to overstate.
  — Ricardo Torres, Time, 8 Jan. 2026
• In some cases, the amount of money the group has claimed to cut has been overstated.
  — Hurubie Meko, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
• Still, experts say the impact of a one-month pause may be overstated.
  — CBS News, 7 May 2026
• There is truth in this argument, but Gordis overstates his case.
  — Ethan Bronner, The New York Review of Books, 12 Mar. 2020
• This elongates the neck and jawline and overstates the power of surgery.
  — Jolene Edgar, Allure, 1 Dec. 2023
• Much of the skepticism starts at the top, with a voice whose power is hard to overstate.
  — Craig Welch, National Geographic, 27 Aug. 2020
• The finale overstates its hand but still packs an emotional punch.
  — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 26 Nov. 2025
• Why would the company overstate its results by so much?
  — David Trainer, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
• The film’s title rather overstates the Frankenstein of it all.
  — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 7 Feb. 2024