How to Use overblown in a Sentence

overblown

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• In 1918, like today, a lot of people thought the threat was overblown.
  — Katherine A. Foss, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 July 2020
• The movie could just as well have been four hours long: Here’s one more overblown set piece!
  — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 10 Aug. 2023
• Some on the right say that fears of GOP censorship are overblown.
  — Hannah Natanson, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Feb. 2023
• In Wyoming, Trump's concerns about the Cheney race turned out to be overblown.
  — CBS News, 3 Mar. 2023
• The Fed’s fear of a 1970s style wage-price spiral is also way overblown.
  — Robert Barone, Forbes, 6 May 2023
• So far, both of those worries appear to have been overblown.
  — WSJ, 19 July 2023
• Some experts say the backlash against alt-meat is overblown.
  — Byirina Ivanova, Fortune, 17 Feb. 2024
• Stories of bad blood between Winger and MacLaine were not overblown.
  — Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 12 Nov. 2023
• The move sparked backlash from Democrats, who decried the complaint as overblown.
  — María Luisa Paúl, Washington Post, 14 June 2023
• So to me that kind of indicates this fear might be a little bit overblown.
  — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2023
• In fact, some Tesla drivers think the headlines have been overblown.
  — Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 13 Dec. 2023
• Others felt the angry reaction to the ban was overblown.
  — Libor Janystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2023
• Fortunately, the old-timers’ tales and warnings proved to be a bit overblown.
  — Pete Robbins, Field & Stream, 20 Mar. 2023
• What’s more, Beadon says the hype around Steamboat Willie this year may end up being overblown.
  — Michael Dobuski, ABC News, 30 Jan. 2024
• The bill’s author told The Washington Post free speech concerns are overblown.
  — Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2023
• The project's supporters say such fears are often overblown.
  — Andrew Brinker, BostonGlobe.com, 12 May 2023
• Some experts insist fears of a subsidy race are overblown.
  — Eshe Nelson, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2023
• While that discontent is real, Horowitz says that framing it as a threat to the business is overblown.
  — Trey Williams, Fortune, 7 June 2023
• While overblown, the retail theft problem still exists.
  — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 6 Jan. 2023
• But supporters of Apache Stronghold say such fears are overblown.
  — Kevin Rector, Anchorage Daily News, 19 June 2023
• Still, the overblown reaction to this part of Santos’ past is not at all surprising.
  — Allison Hope, CNN, 25 Jan. 2023
• Or maybe the overblown spectacles of David Blaine or David Copperfield.
  — Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2021
• On Tuesday, Roberts argued that paranoia toward the Dodgers is overblown.
  — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2023
• Our tester said the picture is vivid with high contrast and loaded with detail but never overblown.
  — Medea Giordano, WIRED, 27 Nov. 2023
• Our tester said the picture is vivid, with high contrast, and loaded with detail but never overblown.
  — Nena Farrell, WIRED, 22 Nov. 2023
• At least one of the site’s big-name writers contended that the controversy was overblown.
  — Taylor Lorenz, Washington Post, 10 Jan. 2024
• In a way, the idea that digital is overtaking print among readers has always been a bit overblown.
  — David Miller, Fortune, 25 May 2023
• Paxton has said the concern is overblown, and that all companies need to do to avoid the issue is keep away from politics.
  — Shelly Hagan, Fortune, 28 Dec. 2023
• Those concerns, Winn said afterward, have been overblown.
  — Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2024
• Supporters of Gary's lawsuit say those concerns are overblown and point out that personal information is protected by court order.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 6 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024