- a variation of metaphorical.
metaphoric
Example Sentences
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Ms. Clark imbues Hillcrest with eerie metaphoric resonance, making it both forbidding and tenderly familiar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
If a question is long or laden with metaphoric speech — “feeling blue,” “get it off your chest” — the time required only expands.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2026
Heavily metaphoric and less intimately provocative than the French writer-director’s previous movies, “Alpha” is a domestic drama that may not necessarily be set at the end of the world.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026
As in all sports novels, climbing offers the characters a framework for living, and Mr. Tallent magnifies every aspect of its metaphoric potential.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
This begat a tradition of colorful but useless metaphoric descriptions that preoccupied physicians for centuries.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
