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Get to know Hyperbole better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like exaggeration or trope.

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Hyperbole meaning

  1. Deliberate or unintentional overstatement, particularly extreme overstatement.
  2. An instance or example of such overstatement.
  3. A hyperbola.

Synonyms of Hyperbole

exaggeration trope figure of speech figure image

Related words

Other words often associated with Hyperbole or its synonyms:

deception illustration persona magnification amount build epitome increase reckon picture deceit fig

Using Hyperbole

  • The main meaning on this page is: Deliberate or unintentional overstatement, particularly extreme overstatement. | An instance or example of such overstatement. | A hyperbola.
  • Useful related words include: exaggeration, trope, figure of speech, figure.
  • In the example corpus, hyperbole often appears in combinations such as: of hyperbole, hyperbole and, hyperbole to.

Context around Hyperbole

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 19.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 10 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

used 1× obvious 1× media 1× recognizes 1× purposeful 1× windy 1× silly 1×

Often after:

comes 1× regarding 1× though 1× surrounds 1× walls 1× displayed 1× get 1×

Sentence patterns with Hyperbole

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

is not hyperbole 2× abuse and hyperbole displayed in 1× affair without hyperbole 1× are obvious hyperbole though they 1× bit of hyperbole 1× bit of hyperbole from jackson 1× caruso used hyperbole to criticize 1× cases where hyperbole comes pretty 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

first of all 2× a close look 1× and now that 1× and yet with 1× but another problem 1× caruso used hyperbole 1×

Common sentence endings:

is not hyperbole 2× affair without hyperbole 1× bit of hyperbole 1× crawling on it 1× finest of threads 1× for dramatic effect 1×

Words around Hyperbole

Just before it in the word index:

hyperbolas 11 hyperbola 47 hyperbaric 14 hyperarousal 3 hyperallergic 3 hyperadapt 2

Just after it in the word index:

hyperboles 2 hyperbolic 145 hyperbolically 3 hyperbolicity 3 hyperboloid 10 hyperboloids 5

Similar in corpus frequency:

accessorized 100 acs 100 adoptions 100 afoot 100 ales 100 ashkenazi 100

Corpus analysis for Hyperbole

  • In this selection, "hyperbole" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 19.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, used, obvious, media, comes, regarding and though stand out and add context to how "hyperbole" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include is not hyperbole and abuse and hyperbole displayed in. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "hyperbole" sits close to words such as accessorized, acs and adoptions, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with hyperbole

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Hyperbole is his métier. (4 words)

Caruso used hyperbole to criticize liberals for hyperbole. (8 words)

It gets crazy,” Rundquist says with purposeful hyperbole. (8 words)

Longer example sentences

But another problem might be that, as in the case above, Paul’s humor often consists of hyperbole regarding the power of social censure—the joke (as it were) rests on the assumption that her audience shares an intense self-consciousness. (41 words)

His 27-minute masterpiece, To Russell, My Brother, Whom I Slept With (1968), is full of hyperbole (“…walls so thin you could hear a fly in the other room crawling on it. (32 words)

And yet with thirteen games to go it does not feel like hyperbole to say that Sunderland’s season and play-off ambitions are beginning to hang like the finest of threads. (32 words)

Example sentences (20)

Caruso used hyperbole to criticize liberals for hyperbole.

A close look at Ford’s record shows Guilbeault’s remark is one of those cases where hyperbole comes pretty close to the truth.

After that, it is off to the races, and that is not hyperbole.

But another problem might be that, as in the case above, Paul’s humor often consists of hyperbole regarding the power of social censure—the joke (as it were) rests on the assumption that her audience shares an intense self-consciousness.

Coco’s burrito al pastor is billed on the menu as a “both hands” affair, without hyperbole.

Even the critic reviews are obvious hyperbole – though they may genuinely be conveying to moviegoers that this movie is everything that the title promises.

First of all, while much media hyperbole surrounds Government shutdowns, much like the debt ceiling, there is a long history of shutdowns going back to the 70s.

His 27-minute masterpiece, To Russell, My Brother, Whom I Slept With (1968), is full of hyperbole (“…walls so thin you could hear a fly in the other room crawling on it.

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However public searches of quickly show the levels of abuse and hyperbole displayed in hunting debates on Twitter—including those stoked by celebrities.

Hyperbole is his métier.

In fact, the Supreme Court recognizes hyperbole as legitimate political speech.

It gets crazy,” Rundquist says with purposeful hyperbole.

Mrs Custerson also let windy hyperbole get the better of her when she said the air show was part of a “year-round world-class programme of events in the bay”.

That is obviously a bit of hyperbole from Jackson, who was chuckling a little when he said it.

We can all be guilty of a bit of hyperbole.

We’re not looking for exaggeration, fictional or composite characters, or hyperbole for dramatic effect.

And now that I feel that that weight is off, I can do anything and that is not hyperbole.

And yet with thirteen games to go it does not feel like hyperbole to say that Sunderland’s season and play-off ambitions are beginning to hang like the finest of threads.

But that is precisely the type of hyperbole that fosters the narrative this poll erodes.

First of all, suggesting that the players “when they’re naked” is silly hyperbole.

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Common combinations with hyperbole

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "hyperbole" in a sentence?
An example: "Caruso used hyperbole to criticize liberals for hyperbole." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "hyperbole" from authentic English texts.
What does "hyperbole" mean?
Hyperbole means: Deliberate or unintentional overstatement, particularly extreme overstatement.
What are synonyms of "hyperbole"?
Common synonyms of "hyperbole" include: exaggeration, trope, figure of speech, figure, image.
How many example sentences with "hyperbole" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "hyperbole", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.