Sentence examples for to overstate from inspiring English sources

Suggestions(5)

to belittle

to insist

to overemphasise

to underestimate

to inflate

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to overstate

verb

To exaggerate; to state or claim too much.

I think it is overstating matters to say that an hour online is spending all night on the computer.

synonyms

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Not to overstate things.

The Guardian - Music

Its usefulness is hard to overstate.

The New York Times - Books

It's hard to overstate their effect.

The New Yorker

Secondly, American decline is easy to overstate.

The Economist

We tend to overstate what has changed.

The New York Times

The CPI thus tends to overstate inflation.

The Economist

It is difficult to overstate Griffin's effect.

The New York Times - Sports

It is hard to overstate Clinton's advantage.

The New Yorker

Each side appears to overstate its case.

The New York Times

"It is hard to overstate that".

The New York Times

I don't want to overstate my contribution".

The Guardian

More suggestions(15)

to exaggerate

to overemphasize

to overlook

to understate

to emphasize

to underscore

to underline

to overdo

to reiterate

to overact

to emphasise

to downplay

to stress

to highlight

to undervalue

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