metaphoric
Example Sentences
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If a question is long or laden with metaphoric speech — “feeling blue,” “get it off your chest” — the time required only expands.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2026
I have been rooting for “Sinners” since I saw it almost a year ago — vampires haven’t been used with such spot-on metaphoric resonance since Bram Stoker wrote “Dracula.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 2026
For white authors and readers, Morrison argued, blackness has been more metaphoric than real, a signifier of certain behavioral expectations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 2026
As in all sports novels, climbing offers the characters a framework for living, and Mr. Tallent magnifies every aspect of its metaphoric potential.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
This begat a tradition of colorful but useless metaphoric descriptions that preoccupied physicians for centuries.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
