analogy

Example Sentences

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"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

The analogy he uses is of little kids playing soccer: They tend to all run after the ball and not stick to their positions.

From MarketWatch