Phrases with «hyperbolic statements»

"Hyperbolic statements" are exaggerated or over-the-top statements that are not meant to be taken literally. They are often used to emphasize a point or create dramatic effect. Full definition

Sentences with «hyperbolic statements»

  • For anyone committed to humanitarian inclinations, military force — so easily legitimated through hyperbolic statements of threat, and dramatic images of missiles precisely destroying targets through an aircraft's gun - sights — should be treated with deep scepticism. (blog.politics.ox.ac.uk)
  • Just got to wax lyrical and make hyperbolic statements. (justarsenal.com)
  • Emotions have run exceptionally high in this campaign — so high that hyperbolic statements about the likelihood of one candidate or the other torpedoing stocks, capsizing the bond market, or crippling the economy have the ring of truth for many voters. (fortune.com)
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