hyperbole was to Lyndon Johnson what oxygen is to life. From LearnThat.org. [Bill Moyers (1934 - ) American Broadcast Journalist]
I guess hyperbole is only acceptable from the Left. From Wordnik.com. [Begala calls Palin 'about half a whack job'] Reference
I read it to be more like “political hyperbole is not new”. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » “Of All the Liars, That Have Ever Lived, Since Lying Was First Invented, [Members of the Other Party] Are the Greatest Liars”] Reference
EUGENE - What do you call hyperbole when lofty expectations are met?. From Wordnik.com. [News Review - Top Stories] Reference
To turn something as mundane into hyperbole is very disappointing to me. From Wordnik.com. [Apple Imposes Gag Rule on iPhone Application Makers - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
The 1817 version's hyperbole is lessened to "a thousand thousand" (4.238). From Wordnik.com. ['Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star' as an Ambient Poem; a Study of a Dialectical Image; with Some Remarks on Coleridge and Wordsworth] Reference
An extensive use of simile and hyperbole is characteristic of London's style. From Wordnik.com. [“SUCCESS”] Reference
… … (OK, the country was Bermuda …. but my hyperbole is FoxWorthy, right?). From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » After warmest January in history, Vancouver airlifts in snow for Winter Olympics.] Reference
The dictionary definition of hyperbole is “obvious and intentional exaggeration”. From Wordnik.com. [Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » Bigness] Reference
But I don't see the point in hyperbole when the reality is already startling on its own. From Wordnik.com. [Your Right Hand Thief] Reference
I don't think you were inarticulate or indulging in hyperbole at all; it was a fair point. From Wordnik.com. [The Death of Episodic Television] Reference
Responding in kind to exaggeration or hyperbole is neither “appropriate” nor effective. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Never a Good Way to Start Your Argument] Reference
Right, I thought, a bit of forgivable hyperbole from the flyfishing version of a tennis dad. From Wordnik.com. [Flyfishing for Redfish on the Flats from Texas to Florida] Reference
The Economist, never a fan of hyperbole, is convinced Brazil will become the 5th power by 2025. From Wordnik.com. [Pepe Escobar: Is Brazil the New United States?] Reference
I hear alot of whining, anger and hyperbole from the left, but never any wisdom - not any more. From Wordnik.com. [Sound Politics: The Netroots...(Sigh)] Reference
The second part of this hyperbole is quite mad: most right-wingers say this sort of thing all the time. From Wordnik.com. [r_urell: William F. Buckley: Father of Modern "Conservatism"] Reference
(link) And a little hyperbole is good for the soul: D (Reply to this) (Parent) intertribal. From Wordnik.com. [intertribal: android karenina] Reference
Are you familiar with the term hyperbole?. From Wordnik.com. [Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local] Reference
The world of the mp3 blog is deeply rooted in hyperbole. From Wordnik.com. [Like Harvard Square (Music (For Robots))] Reference
You are clearly immune to hyperbole, which is what that was. From Wordnik.com. [Firedoglake » Why All the Fuss?] Reference
Perhaps your hyperbole is a cover for making an argument with no facts. From Wordnik.com. [The Smirking Chimp - News And Commentary from the Vast Left-Wing Conspiracy] Reference
Hey, I’ve been known to rarely engage in hyperbole on this very blog. From Wordnik.com. [Why is the internet so extreme? or No, your language is not dead. : #comments] Reference
Your hyperbole is a perfect companion to your inability to close your tags. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
It’s amusing enough if not taken seriously, and hyperbole is as hyperbole does. From Wordnik.com. [Woo Bipartisanship!] Reference
It's nice and all but the hyperbole is a bit much. blog comments powered by Disqus. From Wordnik.com. [Mashable!] Reference
Your argument, which you so dutifully repeat for HRC, is a lie wrapped in hyperbole. From Wordnik.com. [Paterson says Clinton frustrated, not desperate] Reference
In an industry where the hyperbole is the norm, there may not be enough ways to describe HBK. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to European Stocks Tread Water] Reference
Even if it is hyperbole, that is the sort of language the military very much will not tolerate. From Wordnik.com. [Soldier Marc Hall's Freedom Rap Song Lands Him in Liberty Jail] Reference
Now you are in hyperbole-land. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Miguel Estrada Writes in Support of Elena Kagan’s Confirmation] Reference
Political hyperbole is not new. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » “Of All the Liars, That Have Ever Lived, Since Lying Was First Invented, [Members of the Other Party] Are the Greatest Liars”] Reference
Oh, the hyperbole is duly noted. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » GOP newsletter: ‘Let’s take Betty Sutton out of the House and put her back in the kitchen.’] Reference
Unconscious hyperbole is not our friend. From Wordnik.com. [Barnstorming on an Invisible Segway] Reference
That kind of hyperbole might unnerve other directors. From Wordnik.com. [James Cameron pushes every boundary for his 'Avatar' vision] Reference
On the following Sunday he used the word "hyperbole," and added. From Wordnik.com. [More Toasts] Reference
And no, I’m not even slightly guilty of engaging in hyperbole. From Wordnik.com. [Capitalism as a Benevolent System, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference
I disagree with the tax cut suggestions, but this kind of hyperbole is silly. From Wordnik.com. [Harkin Fears "Trickle-Down" Stimulus] Reference
And it's exactly that kind of hyperbole that's gotten us into the mess that we're in, in Iraq. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 29, 2007] Reference
But in the dark shadows of night -- that kind of hyperbole -- he will be laughed out of court. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 12, 2009] Reference
This is what happens when you engage in this kind of hyperbole: you wind up saying silly stuff. From Wordnik.com. [Identifying the Enemy and Murderers in the Health Care Wars] Reference
Wilson did not believe he was on the receiving end of any kind of hyperbole or patronizing dogma. From Wordnik.com. [Tender Mercies] Reference
This kind of hyperbole is the common marketing language found on the Blackwater Worldwide website. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwater Worldwide and the terrible irony of it all.] Reference
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