metaphors
Example Sentences
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Arnold uses different metaphors to describe his feelings about what lies between him and brother.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
Fans of mixed metaphors will enjoy Czechia's Daniel Žižka, whose song Crossroads finds him in open waters... and in foreign fields, and in a golden cage and also in a "vicious spider web".
From BBC • May 8, 2026
As for animal metaphors, the squid has been joined by the cockroach.
From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026
The Godzilla movies, whether American or Japanese, are metaphors for the ravages of warmongering and the despondence of those powerless to escape its wrath.
From Salon • Mar. 20, 2026
These are examples of metaphors I laughed my socks off.
From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon
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