He rendered the utmost service in destroying the exaggerated reputations of the mediocrities of his time, but his judgment was sometimes at fault.
The reform designs fell most heavily on the Army, which has a somewhat exaggerated reputation for being provincial and ponderous.
On Sark itself, City Park had an exaggerated reputation for many things from bucolic peace to nightly orgies.
Hence more is at stake in the Harvard affair than merely one overpriced campus with an exaggerated reputation.
And perhaps an exaggerated reputation for disparaging today's ubiquitous alcohol-free business lunches.
I see that I enjoy an exaggerated reputation for probity among my compatriots.
And while I am aware of your somewhat exaggerated reputation, I suggest that you consider the odds carefully.
He obtained an exaggerated reputation as an Arabic scholar, and played a minor part in the political movements of his time.
The fact that Durante never composed for the stage brought him an exaggerated reputation as a composer of sacred music.
That's why we have a certain exaggerated reputation for being impolite to people.