How to Use overblown in a Sentence

overblown

adjective
  • Meier stressed such fears were overblown.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 27 Nov. 2025
  • Hart said the report was well overblown.
    — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Second chances have been overblown.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025
  • But these fears are overblown, experts say.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Williams says the concerns about overnight trips are overblown.
    — Olivia Young, CBS News, 14 Mar. 2026
  • The groups bringing the lawsuit said this idea is overblown.
    — Calmatters, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2025
  • The impact of tariffs has been overblown.
    — David Moin, Footwear News, 26 Dec. 2025
  • Cramer said the market response was overblown.
    — Paulina Likos, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2026
  • The SaaSpocalypse may well be overblown.
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 3 Mar. 2026
  • But the reason this seems overblown is that the movie is trying to have it both ways.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 11 Nov. 2025
  • So to me that kind of indicates this fear might be a little bit overblown.
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2023
  • The body change piece, however, happens to be a bit overblown.
    — Miami Herald, 1 July 2026
  • The body change piece, however, happens to be a bit overblown.
    — Miami Herald, 9 June 2026
  • However, the need may be overblown, the researchers add.
    — New Atlas, 22 Oct. 2025
  • But analysts said the selloffs were overblown.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
  • But a new systematic review found those fears might be overblown.
    — Cassie Werber, Quartz, 9 Mar. 2023
  • In fact, some Tesla drivers think the headlines have been overblown.
    — Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 13 Dec. 2023
  • But experts say the dramatic imagery is a bit overblown.
    — Brandi D. Addison, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 22 Jan. 2026
  • But city officials have said the president's claims about crime are overblown.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Fortunately, the old-timers’ tales and warnings proved to be a bit overblown.
    — Pete Robbins, Field & Stream, 20 Mar. 2023
  • The move sparked backlash from Democrats, who decried the complaint as overblown.
    — María Luisa Paúl, Washington Post, 14 June 2023
  • But, those fears are largely overblown, according to Ives.
    — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
  • In 1918, like today, a lot of people thought the threat was overblown.
    — Katherine A. Foss, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 July 2020
  • But competition aside, some think Nvidia’s hype is overblown.
    — Laura Bratton, Quartz, 21 Feb. 2024
  • Some on the right say that fears of GOP censorship are overblown.
    — Hannah Natanson, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Stories of bad blood between Winger and MacLaine were not overblown.
    — Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 12 Nov. 2023
  • Our tester said the picture is vivid with high contrast and loaded with detail but never overblown.
    — Medea Giordano, WIRED, 27 Nov. 2023
  • The investment bank said a recent sell-off may have been overblown and advised investors buy the dip.
    — Fred Imbert, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2025
  • But supporters of Apache Stronghold say such fears are overblown.
    — Kevin Rector, Anchorage Daily News, 19 June 2023
  • Our tester said the picture is vivid, with high contrast, and loaded with detail but never overblown.
    — Nena Farrell, WIRED, 22 Nov. 2023

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