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How to use the word overstated in a Sentence?

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The privacy considerations with something like ChatGPT cannot be overstated, it’s like a black box.

Mark McCreary

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The importance of the brine shrimp in the Great Salt Lake ecosystem can’t be overstated, we are thrilled about the designation of the brine shrimp as the state crustacean and the attention they are getting for their role at the Great Salt Lake.

John Luft

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Phil Mickelson contributions to the sport and connection to fans around the globe can not be overstated, and we are grateful to have Phil Mickelson, phil Mickelson strengthens an exciting field for London where we’re proud to launch a new era for golf.

Greg Norman

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

The importance of January 6 as an historic event can not be overstated, i was honored and proud to join my daughter on the House floor to recognize this anniversary, to commend the heroic actions of law enforcement that day, and to reaffirm our dedication to the Constitution.

Dick Cheney

Found on CNN
2 years ago

The tyranny of distance in Africa can not be overstated, especially during life-threatening MEDEVAC situations, while the primary mission of Warfighter Recover Network is to rescue our military personnel during operations in Africa its robustness allows for unique missions like this. We are all grateful for the pilots, crews, medics, and rescue professionals and the courage they demonstrate to help anyone under duress.

Gregory Anderson

Found on CNN
2 years ago

It's very often, that sort of desperate circumstance in the immediate aftermath of the storm -- people who have not used the generator ever maybe have no idea that it's as dangerous as it is or thinking the warning is overstated. And it really isn't.

Paul Hope

Found on CNN
2 years ago

We are looking at that as recently as earlier today, the urgency of that also cannot be overstated.

Alejandro Mayorkas

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

Longer-term, the risks of inflation can not be overstated. The market is expecting incredible levels of The Fed stimulus for an extended period of time, if you ask me what usually keeps me up at night, it's inflation.

Craig Fehr

Found on CNN
3 years ago

It is regrettable that Ms. Williams took the president's bait and went inside the Capitol. However, based on our initial investigation and preparation for today, it is our position that the allegations surrounding the theft of Speaker Pelosi's computer came in part from a former abusive boyfriend, witness one, who is in the affidavit of probable cause, he has threatened Ms. Williams, in a number of ways, including she filed a restraining order against him. He was going to go after her. These accusations are overstated.

Lori Ulrich

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

To represent the body of work of one of the greatest songwriters of all time - whose cultural importance can't be overstated - is both a privilege and a responsibility, it's no secret that the art of songwriting is the fundamental key to all great music, nor is it a secret that Bob Dylan is one of the very greatest practitioners of that art.

Universal Music Group

Found on CNN
3 years ago

The importance of getting our children immunized cannot be overstated.

Jonathan Ball

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

There's a lack of information to trade and the magnitude of the importance of the Fed next week can't be overstated, so you don't want to put any position on in front of something that has the potential to be such big news.

Brian Battle

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

It can not be overstated, the degree to which he feels sorrow for this absolutely tragic accident, everybody agrees it was an accident. Law enforcement agrees it was an accident. Everybody who has been investigating or has looked at it believes it was an accident, and it's tragic.

Robert Corry

Found on CNN
5 years ago

It will mean that thousands of current and future noncitizens will not be sent back to potential death without a federal court looking at their case, the historical and practical importance of this ruling cannot be overstated. This decision reaffirms the Constitutions foundational principle that individuals deprived of their liberty must have access to a federal court.

Lee Gelernt

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

Missile defense has a role to play as part of a comprehensive effort to counter the North Korean threat but it's a limited one and its capabilities are often vastly overstated. Kingston Reif and Kingston Reif allies can not missile defense Kingston Reif way out of vulnerability to North Korea's nuclear missiles.

Kingston Reif

Found on CNN
5 years ago

Missile defense has a role to play as part of a comprehensive effort to counter the North Korean threat but it's a limited one and its capabilities are often vastly overstated. United States and United States allies can not missile defense United States way out of vulnerability to North Korea's nuclear missiles.

United States

Found on CNN
5 years ago

I'm of the mind that expectations for business investment because of tax cuts were overstated, this economic cycle is already quite long and businesses have been flush with cash for some time.

Brian Levitt

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

Reflecting operating losses and a toxic asset book of European loans and sovereign debt, Deutsche Bank trades at only one-third of overstated shareholders equity compared with Citigroup at 90 percent of shareholders equity and JPMorgan at 1.8 times capital.

Doug Kass

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

There was a knee-jerk reaction to the Trump Jr emails, but it's a not a problem today, so the reaction was overstated.

Brad McMillan

Found on Reuters
6 years ago

Of that $2.6 million, the school was only able to collect about 25 percent…and of the confirmed donations, three of the donors have come forward to say that the school overstated their pledge amounts.

Brady Toensing

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

We expect parcels in the UK and Europe to drive the top-line and restructuring and productivity gains to support the bottom-line, (Royal Mail) faces potentially tough wage and pension negotiations this year but the risks are probably overstated.

Cantor Fitzgerald analysts

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

Let there be no doubt: the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City on Sept. 11 2001 were one of the most vile acts of terror and disastrous violations of the open, free and democratic society in modern history, the tragedy for the world and the families of the almost 3,000 human beings who perished as a result of the attack cannot be overstated.

Johanne Hildebrandt

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

At this point we still don't have the level of proof that we want, this is a little overstated.

Kenneth Mukamal

Found on CNN
8 years ago

What this means can't be overstated, we have broken the old arguments for inaction. We've proved that strong economic growth and a safer environment no longer have to conflict with one another.

President Barack Obama

Found on CNN
8 years ago

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