mild exaggeration
Frequency: 6.27.8 per million words
Used to describe a minor overstatement.
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Examples (10)
- His story contained only a mild exaggeration of the facts.
- The report shows a mild exaggeration of the actual numbers.
- She was guilty of mild exaggeration when describing her achievements.
- The advertisement uses mild exaggeration to attract customers.
- What he said was just a mild exaggeration, not a complete lie.
- The media's coverage involved some mild exaggeration of the events.
- His account of the incident was a mild exaggeration at worst.
- The review contained only mild exaggeration about the product's benefits.
- Even allowing for mild exaggeration, her performance was impressive.
- The witness gave testimony with perhaps mild exaggeration but no malice.