metaphor

Example Sentences

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Goodwin’s advice included a basketball metaphor: “defense wins championships.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

A nod to the attention-seeking fairies — here, less Tinker Bell and more a metaphor for being noticed — inspires a “Riverdance”-like breakout.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026

The penultimate track, “Paint by Numbers,” an acoustic ballad with a pretty melody, is a rare aesthetic change-up on the record, but its titular metaphor is ultimately deflating.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Glaser, who took AFP to the stretch of Highway 78 in Imperial County where part of the chase was filmed, said the road stands as a metaphor.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

How could he bring back some metaphor thing he didn’t really understand?

From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins