Exaggerations

There was an announcement over the weekend that that country would host a conference to examine what it called exaggerations about the Holocaust. ❋ Unknown (2006)

It involved long drives between distant cities, and negotiations with soldiers and officials, just to get access to the witnesses; as usual, it also involved sorting through difficult stories of the worst sort of suffering, and yet somehow maintaining emotional distance and separating the exaggerations from the facts. ❋ Unknown (2005)

And the fact that he openly courted the left in ginning up anti-war sentiment against President Bush, based on a tissue of lies and exaggerations, is even more telling. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Have feminists met their burden of proof in any substantive way, rather than simply denying, minimising, dismissing, or ignoring the proportion of the burden of war that falls upon men, while regurgitating in ever more exaggerated terms the exaggerations of other feminists? ❋ Unknown (2006)

He's come out and he's launched a full bore assault on these so-called exaggerations, and people are listening to that. ❋ Unknown (2000)

What were called the exaggerations of his writing were due, I have no doubt, to the extraordinary luminosity of his imagination. ❋ Trollope, Thomas A (1887)

Imagination, -- all from which, when it was all his own, he had turned half weary and impatient, and termed the exaggerations of a visionary romance, now that the world had lost them evermore, he interpreted aright as truths. ❋ Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton (1838)

As opposed to Hillary, who has built her entire campaign around her "exaggerations", or as they are turning out, flat out lies. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The problem with these kinds of "exaggerations" is they cast doubt on everything else they say. ❋ Ann Althouse (2009)

With the sudden controversy over James Frey's so-called "exaggerations" in "A Million Little Pieces" I thought we might be in big trouble. ❋ Unknown (2008)

When the MSM was hyping Al Gore's "exaggerations" and sighs, did you think that was liberal media bias? or was that just fair coverage? ❋ Ann Althouse (2008)

Then there was the matter of Gore's alleged "exaggerations," like saying he went to a Texas fire site with James Lee Witt, when in reality he went with another official, and traveled with Witt during another incident. ❋ Kylopod (2006)

“The kind of exaggerations and misrepresentations of the Constitution presented by for example Jean-Marie le Pen has moved people to the Yes-side and they feel much more confident now.” ❋ Helen (2005)

Kaihura dismissed as "exaggerations" claims by several Hema leaders that 253 people had been massacred. ❋ Unknown (2003)

And it is part of a pattern of exaggerations about exaggerations which is taking a bad turn in this campaign. ❋ Unknown (2000)

I was attacked at the time for my "wild accusations" by many people, across the political spectrum, even by stalwart dissidents, who felt that such "exaggerations" undermined the ❋ Unknown (2010)

Owmby also characterized claims that the organization was one of the largest escort services in Houston as "exaggerations," but did not know how many clients the business may have had. ❋ Unknown (2010)

(1)I'm sure he exaggerates his Irish accent (=tries to sound more Irish than he really is). (2)[Demand] for [the product] has been greatly [exaggerated]. ❋ Samson Gosul (2006)

Johnny: hey, today I had to run like 4 [million] miles for track! [Luis]: Oh, you're such an [exaggerator]! ❋ Yourmomma's Momma (2009)

I was being very [exaggerant] when I said [the brakes] will cost $[800].00. ❋ Theknowitall1111111 (2011)

"yeah i [squat] about, [ya know], 250lbs, I don't like to [brag], but I'm a beast." Wow Tim totally exaggerated that statement. ❋ The Person You Wish You Were (2015)

Guy 1: Dude this kid told me the biggest Ralph story, he said that on call of duty he shot a javelin at the moon and the pieces fell onto the map and killed everyone so he called in [uav] and the uav got [867] kills so he called in 25,000 nukes but buzz lightyear was mad at him for destroying the moon so he came into the game and killed everyone and ate [the nuke] then the game ended and i got a challenge and infinity ward gave me [1000th] prestige free Guy 2: Wow what an exaggeration ❋ Mountaindewizsik (2010)

The way he leaps off of [rooftops] and turns to face the camera before falling into a [head first] dive is just full of [the exaggerated swagger of a black teen], it gives me goosebumps every time he does it. -Gamespot 2020 ❋ Cartop5 (2020)

John: tell Sarah that I have her pen Josh: k hey Sarah John has your fucking pen and if your bitch ass wants it back you have to [fuck him] [you bitch] Sarah: liar I know that was [curse exaggeration] ❋ Xbix222 (2011)

Johnny: "I'm going to get back at him all right, I'm going to light a bag full of shit infront of his house!" Tom: "Johnny, this drama you have with Brad has been going on for five months straight. [That's enough] to make a series of seasons this drama can be documented for. Please st-" Johnny: "NO!! I WANT THE FINAL SAY AND I WANT IT ALL MY WAY!! AND [DON'T YOU DARE] TAKE HIS SIDE OVER MINE!!" Tom: "Ok then, screw you. I'm tired of your [exaggerated drama] with people. I'm moving out." ❋ Toasty777 (2011)

"I heard he has [like, twelve] million siblings" "There were about [twelve] million people at that show!" "Pretty sure he slept with at least twelve million people." That's my [exaggeration number] ❋ Jenna Cameron (2012)

A: "Actually, the truth condition of 'Santa [Claus] is your parents' is false. 'Santa Claus' refers instead to the idea of a fat man going down a [chimney] and leaving gifts, and your parents don't fit those descriptors..." B: "....[gdi]." ---------- B: ">_>" C: "Whoa, Richard used academic exaggeration on you again didn't he?" ❋ Semen-ticks (2010)