figurative

Example Sentences

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"The most important centre of Islamic civilisation in the 15th century endorsed figurative art," he added.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

Although there are no figurative features at all, they appear to be communing among themselves and with you.

From BBC • Dec. 9, 2025

Of greater success are her more saturated works that crank up the figurative elements while also embracing more abstract settings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

This future she’s battling is figurative, yet her desperate self-reliance — her inability to trust others — is deeply relatable to anyone struggling to get by without a safety net.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2025

So crowded is our stock of figurative language that every profession—legal, corporate, fashion, artistic, literary, and so on—seems to have a collection all its own.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner