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Overstating is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Overstating in a sentence

Overstating | Overstated | Overstates

Overstating meaning

present participle and gerund of overstate

Using Overstating

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of overstate
  • In the example corpus, overstating often appears in combinations such as: overstating the, for overstating, be overstating.

Context around Overstating

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 8 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 18 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Overstating

  • In this selection, "overstating" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, income, fraudulently, guess, certain, things and injuries stand out and add context to how "overstating" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include average guess overstating the number and biden of overstating the crisis. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "overstating" sits close to words such as aare, aarti and abl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with overstating

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

Is that kind of overstating it? (6 words)

Steelers are well known for overstating injuries. (7 words)

Tesla has been criticized on multiple occasions for overstating the crashworthiness of its cars. (14 words)

Donald Trump must pay US$354.9 million in penalties for fraudulently overstating his net worth to dupe lenders, a New York judge ruled on Friday, handing the former U.S. president another legal setback in a civil case that imperils his real estate empire. (45 words)

While you are overstating it a bit, I would argue that the Steelers may have spotted them 2 or 3 TDs (by not scoring them on offense) with their drops on easily catchable balls in the red zone. (38 words)

Mr Santos allegedly lied on financial disclosure forms he filed to the House by overstating his income from and failing to disclose income from another, while also lying about his earnings from his company, the Devolder Organization. (37 words)

Is that kind of overstating it? (6 words)

Example sentences (19)

And prosecutors say that in statements to the House about his income — overstating certain income and failing to report others.

Is that kind of overstating it?

I t might be overstating it, but he did live in exile in England for a time.

Mr Santos allegedly lied on financial disclosure forms he filed to the House by overstating his income from and failing to disclose income from another, while also lying about his earnings from his company, the Devolder Organization.

The Saudis do not appear to be overstating the significance of the agreement and have expressed a willingness to weather any potential Iranian breaches of the agreement.

But she cautioned that overstating the seriousness of what happened Saturday could erode trust in law enforcement.

Despite the uncertainty of the future, it would not be overstating to emphasise that human detection will continue to hold importance alongside AI-generated content detectors today and in the years to come.

Donald Trump must pay US$354.9 million in penalties for fraudulently overstating his net worth to dupe lenders, a New York judge ruled on Friday, handing the former U.S. president another legal setback in a civil case that imperils his real estate empire.

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Given the whole idea of esports didn’t really exist back then, and certainly nobody was keeping any records, its hard to tell exactly how much Musk is overstating his abilities.

Trump has railed against a judge's order on Friday that he pay $355 million in penalties for overstating his net worth to dupe lenders, a decision he called politically motivated.

At a rally in Florida on Friday, President Trump promised supporters that the pandemic would end soon, and accused Mr Biden of overstating the crisis to scare people into voting for him.

While you are overstating it a bit, I would argue that the Steelers may have spotted them 2 or 3 TDs (by not scoring them on offense) with their drops on easily catchable balls in the red zone.

Brad, who holds the title of policy manager, tells me that the majority of content that he and his colleagues review is essentially benign, and warns me against overstating the mental health risks of doing the job.

But electrification proponents say SoCalGas is overstating the immediate threat of state mandates, with the goal of winning support from local officials and building a coalition that can ensure more aggressive steps are never taken.

But we can take some solace: the average guess overstating the number of immigrants living in the UK by ten percentage points is actually the ninth-closest estimate to reality of 30-odd countries Ipsos Mori surveyed.

It is probably overstating things to suggest 12 years were reduced to the contents of a bin bag.

Tesla has been criticized on multiple occasions for overstating the crashworthiness of its cars.

Steelers are well known for overstating injuries.

The Great Elephant Census, which ran from 2014 through 2016, ended illegal ivory importers’ claims that elephants were plentiful in certain African countries, and that environmentalists were overstating the poaching problem.

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Common combinations with overstating

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "overstating" in a sentence?
An example: "And prosecutors say that in statements to the House about his income — overstating certain income and failing to report others." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "overstating" from authentic English texts.
What does "overstating" mean?
Overstating means: present participle and gerund of overstate
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