exaggeration

"The student is representing the country of France in the class presentation. "

"Her enthusiasm for the project was enormous; it was unusual and extraordinary for someone so typically reserved. "

"He was exaggerating when he said he waited in line for ten hours; it was probably only two. "

"The Venus of Willendorf was an early representation of the female body."

"We're probably going to have a picnic in the park this weekend. "

"She gave a studied reply."

"Putting a wide vibrato on a single 16th triplet note at 160 beats per minute seems rather excessive."

"He heaped the laundry upon the bed and began folding."

"My sister's joyful expression showed how happy she was about the good news. "

"The story he gave was something of an overstatement of the facts."

""The runner is catching the leader in the last lap of the race." "

"My little brother said he was so hungry he could eat a horse. That's a hyperbole; he probably just wanted a sandwich. "