metaphorical

Example Sentences

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Gravy wasn’t always metaphorical; it was just dinner.

From Salon

To stop the metaphorical bleeding, Donald Trump must be indicted, convicted and sent to prison.

From Salon

The title “The Things They Carried” is partly metaphorical, but in the book you do examine the physical items soldiers carried with them.

From Washington Post

Augustine of Hippo didn’t oppose it but argued that it could only be meaningfully read as metaphorical.

From Washington Post

“Align” is a metaphorical megaphone broadcasting white remorse across the kind of museum real estate previously reserved for white artists.

From New York Times