metaphors

Example Sentences

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Perhaps you can see how the metaphors between the backrooms and the internet itself multiply from here: Like the backrooms, one can lose oneself forever in the internet.

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026

Arnold uses different metaphors to describe his feelings about what lies between him and brother.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Sound may also generate meaning, according to one theory, through nonverbal metaphors, “as a way of seeing and hearing.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

It found this system had been unwittingly incentivised to mention goblins, gremlins and other creatures more in metaphors.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

I know Grammy likes her metaphors, and I think back to her saying “Joseph is my rock.”

From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt