Sentence examples for the overblown from inspiring English sources

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the overblown

adjective

Of exaggerated importance; too heavily emphasized, hyped, etc.

  • They went all that way just to be in some overblown conference?

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5. Avoid the overblown issues like abortion, gay marriage.

But deflating the overblown is not Mr. Feher's only mission.

I was let down by the overblown reputations of some hardcore fictional works.

"Some people do ask us to return to the overblown, blowzy style of chardonnay, but no".

James hasn't written in florid cod-­Regency whorls, the overblown language other mimics so often employ.

This wildly viral ad spoofs the overblown, overconfident, ego-driven marketing of the early broadcast-era.

In the end, the overblown news resulted in a bit of comfort now.

When Sanchez grows tired of playing detective novelist, he still tends toward the overblown.

The critic was skeptical even of the practical value of the overblown crown.

It's the overblown set pieces that I can't be doing with.

One recalls similar immediate reactions to the overblown and flashy "Darling" and is suitably forewarned.

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