not figuratively
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Asked to go though that final sequence, Davis demurred, saying simply, “Jamal Murray made a shot,” then standing up, dropping the mic — and not figuratively — and walking off from the postgame podium.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 22, 2024
“I’m directing my team, not figuratively but literally, to move heaven and earth to get done as soon as humanly possible.”
From Washington Times ● Jun. 17, 2023
This year, it was left to Higher Power, literally not figuratively, to win in only his fourth race in the Sadler barn.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2019
“For me, it is literally – not figuratively – literally gut-wrenching to see this happen because of the huge, grave damage it does to our intelligence capabilities,” Clapper told NBC’s Andrea Mitchell.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 9, 2013
May said, not exactly on the same page as he was, at least not figuratively.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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