The notorious exaggerator, in fact, put down just about everyone who was not German blue blood or to the manor born. |
He was every inch a Gascon, a boastful talker, an exaggerator, fond of posing and a little of a bully. |
I've gone through the claims and counter-claims, and suspect he was valiant in one incident and a whiner or exaggerator in others. |
The inescapable conclusion is that Mr. Gore, no amateur exaggerator, grossly exaggerates his party's independence of special interests. |
In his dealings with the Spanish throne, he was an inveterate exaggerator and prevaricator. |
But the fact that he's a serial exaggerator is exactly why this story should receive attention, not why it should be shrugged off. |