metonym

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

They lived as individuals and they died, tragically and way too soon, in a way that comes to be a metonym for the experience of being "American" for a lot of people.

From Salon • Mar. 18, 2024

It’s more metonym for the glamorous arrivals than a literal description of what everyone is walking on.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 10, 2023

To a certain type of indie music fan, Alex G is a regional celebrity, the kind of artist who stands almost as a metonym for the place where he lives and works.

From New York Times • Sep. 9, 2022

The ensemble is a visual metonym for the project’s opacity: She reveals so little that it’s the lack of disclosure that becomes most conspicuous.

From Washington Post • Jan. 28, 2022

"Bartús" is evidently formed "on the weight" of "Bartút;" and his metonym is a caricature, a chaff fit for Fellahe.

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 09 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir