allegorical

Example Sentences

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But the novel’s true greatness lies in its prophetic allegorical power.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

Yet Gilligan, who created “Breaking Bad” and cast Seehorn in the spinoff series “Better Call Saul,” has delivered a show filled with allegorical temptations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025

For Zigmont, the dog is not only an allegorical concern, but also a truly practical one.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 9, 2025

Smith has trained a live camera on a raised arm, finger pointed up, from a 1907 allegorical figure by Edward V. Valentine called “Vindicatrix,” also known as “Miss Confederacy.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2025

The balconies of the old buildings hung over my head like dark branches in an allegorical forest of evil.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole