metaphorical

Example Sentences

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But with oil returning to the $100 precipice, private credit markets beset by liquidity concerns, and bond investors back on inflation watch, it may not be long before the metaphorical dams start leaking.

From Barron's

Some may see a metaphorical significance in “Seven Pounds” being a December release, perhaps surmising that winter isn’t the star’s season.

From Salon

The next time a pundit cites that as a positive factor, though, ask them what happens with cash when it runs onto the metaphorical field?

From The Wall Street Journal

He later apologized on X, claiming he had "badly used the expression... in a metaphorical way to mean 'fooling around'".

From BBC

If that sounds metaphorical, it’s meant to be.

From Los Angeles Times