- plural of metaphor.
metaphors
Example Sentences
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"The proliferation of those struck me," Vara told Front Row, adding that the story also had a lot of metaphors, also prevalent in writing generated by AI.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
If there’s a flaw, Mr. Anderson occasionally indulges in excessive adjectives and metaphors, but that takes nothing away from his accomplishment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Amid the many animal metaphors that invariably occupy reactions to my predictions, a dominant theme are dogs and crows.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
And I wasn’t entirely thrilled with “Backrooms” getting lost in the maze of its metaphors, either.
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026
Some people are so wild about metaphors that they can’t resist using them in pairs.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
