It would be easy to exaggerate the accomplishments at Wye River.

Nope, those were words spoken in the heat of passion, and men were notorious for, well, exaggerating at such times.

Behavior that each escort would talk about and exaggerate at home, cheapening the Sisterhood.

We are given to exaggerating our prowess at war.

The Esfigmenou monks do seem to exaggerate at times.

"There is no need to exaggerate the influence of the test site, especially at the present time," he says.

Why should we exaggerate any one kind at the expense of the others?

"Let's not exaggerate the possible exposure at issue," Skolnik said.

She added that the sign exaggerated the situation, at least at Bank Street, where she said sales remained strong.

But critics of the use of the privilege point out that officials sometimes exaggerate the sensitivities at risk.