analogy

Example Sentences

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Acting as the greengrocer in his analogy, Mr. Carney proclaimed that it is time for world leaders to follow his heroic example, take the proverbial signs out of their windows and speak truth to power.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Minsters have used the analogy of making police officers 'match fit'. Policing is broken and officers are on their knees, not match fit," it said.

From BBC

The lobster analogy “is a way of engaging in ideas that the market has ignored because it thinks the probability is either too low or too long term,” Jonas says.

From The Wall Street Journal

The banking analogy used throughout the report, he said, points to solutions that are similar to managing a financial bankruptcy — preserving remaining capital while cutting spending.

From Los Angeles Times

But, to use an analogy often used by the American leader, that has also given Iran "another card" to play.

From BBC