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Stephen Crane

I looked here;

I looked there;

Nowhere could I see my love.

And--this time--

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adverb

In an accidental manner; by chance, unexpectedly.

He discovered penicillin largely accidentally.

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exaggerate

Part of Speech: verbPronunciation: /ɛɡˈzæ.dʒə.ɹeɪt/Used In Literature ↓

To overstate, to describe more than is fact.

In a Sentence

He said he'd slept with hundreds of girls, but I know he's exaggerating. The real number is about ten.

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Poetry examples for exaggerate

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