not figuratively
Example Sentences
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Asked to go though that final sequence, Davis demurred, saying simply, “Jamal Murray made a shot,” then standing up, dropping the mic — and not figuratively — and walking off from the postgame podium.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 22, 2024
“I’m directing my team, not figuratively but literally, to move heaven and earth to get done as soon as humanly possible.”
From Washington Times • Jun. 17, 2023
This year, it was left to Higher Power, literally not figuratively, to win in only his fourth race in the Sadler barn.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 17, 2019
It doesn’t ripen or deepen in the manner of cheese and wine, and it doesn’t fall apart, at least not figuratively.
From New York Times • Feb. 1, 2016
Not forever, maybe—not forever, for sure—and not figuratively.
From "Eleanor & Park" by Rainbow Rowell
