metaphors

Example Sentences

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Thinking at cosmic and subatomic scales requires plenty of math—or some visual metaphors.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

One of President Donald Trump's favorite metaphors is that he's got the cards -- that through the might of the United States and his own acumen he can overpower any adversary.

From Barron's • May 11, 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

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

But as we shall see, coherent discourse also uses devices that differ from the branching of a tree, and our metaphors must expand accordingly.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker