How to Use hyperbole in a Sentence
hyperbole
noun
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That gives you a sense of the kind of lush hyperbole the film is prone to.
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Leslie Felperin,
The Hollywood Reporter,
28 Jan. 2020
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The plea was a bit of hyperbole, but there was truth in it.
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Rebecca Boyle,
Discover Magazine,
25 June 2019
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To say that the film is, well, cheesy, is no hyperbole.
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Michael O'Sullivan,
Washington Post,
6 June 2023
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The rest of the piece is made up of hyperbole and ad hominem attacks.
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Cameron Hilditch,
National Review,
28 Oct. 2020
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Talk of trade sanctions is pure hyperbole: and the last thing the world needs right now.
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Jeff Tollefson,
Scientific American,
2 June 2017
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To be clever and say the yawning chasm is as wide as the Grand Canyon would not be hyperbole.
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David Moore,
Dallas News,
6 Nov. 2020
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Bowman, who’s been with the unit for 16 years, is not a man prone to hype and hyperbole.
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Thallman,
oregonlive,
18 Mar. 2023
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The hyperbole elicits a round of chuckles, as it was meant to.
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The Economist,
13 Mar. 2021
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There's a bit of vision in that to be sure, but at least as much hyperbole.
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Brian Lowry,
CNN,
27 Apr. 2018
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In the universe of superheroism, hyperbole is the coin of the realm.
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J. Hoberman,
The New York Review of Books,
19 Aug. 2021
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Clichés and eye-rolls aside, the sights and food in this mountain town are right on par with that kind of hyperbole.
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Marissa Wolkenberg,
Bon Appétit,
26 Sep. 2022
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There may have been a touch of hyperbole, but there are a lot of positions up in the air.
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The Enquirer,
25 Oct. 2022
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These types of hot and dry weather events are ripe for all sorts of hyperbole.
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Dave Epstein,
BostonGlobe.com,
8 Aug. 2022
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That’s not hyperbole that Dallas was the best team across four months.
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Matthew Defranks,
Dallas News,
25 Aug. 2020
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The language and hyperbole of my emails were harsh, but so were the circumstances.
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Laura Bradley,
HWD,
13 July 2017
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Furyk, meanwhile, did well not to add to the hyperbole over Woods winning again.
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Doug Ferguson,
The Seattle Times,
24 Sep. 2018
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The remark seemed, at the time, like classic Trump hyperbole.
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Callum Borchers,
Washington Post,
16 Apr. 2018
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Despite the sarcasm and hyperbole, the legal brief isn’t a joke.
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Rachel Pannett,
Washington Post,
4 Oct. 2022
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The president of the United States, a man long known for hyperbole, doth protest too much.
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The Editors,
National Review,
15 July 2021
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But there are times when Geno's hyperbole seems to replace his brain.
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Mike Anthony,
courant.com,
14 Mar. 2018
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That’s not hyperbole borne out of a desperate search for a slight, Last Dance style.
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The Arizona Republic,
27 Mar. 2023
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It’s not a stretch to say that there’s a lot of self-interested hype and hyperbole out there.
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Beth Noymer Levine,
Forbes,
20 May 2022
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That sounds like crazy hyperbole, but that's how impressive the past few weeks have been.
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Andrew Sharp,
SI.com,
13 Apr. 2018
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Maybe not quite as breathtaking but stick with us for the hyperbole.
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Evan Grant,
Dallas News,
29 May 2021
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That might be hyperbole, but Ellenos does find the same sugar-to-spice ratio that makes the pie so nice.
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Grayson Haver Currin,
Outside Online,
26 Oct. 2021
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Weiss, with silver rings in his ears, is nerdier and given to hyperbole.
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TIME.com,
30 June 2017
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To say that Spielberg is performing at the top of his game is no hyperbole.
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Clayton Davis,
Variety,
10 Sep. 2022
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That might sound like hyperbole, but has any Raven made more thrilling plays this summer?
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Childs Walker,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Aug. 2022
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Well, perhaps that's a bit of dealer hyperbole, but not by much.
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Ezra Dyer,
Popular Mechanics,
28 Nov. 2018
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A half-dozen Shorebirds hitters could fill this space, and that’s not hyperbole.
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Jon Meoli,
baltimoresun.com,
7 Sep. 2021
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