simile

Example Sentences

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The settings—generic spaces such as cafés, train stations, hotel lobbies, and offices—tend to be described with similar brevity, while the detectives’ actions are recounted in prose generally lacking metaphor, simile, or fanciful digression.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

Ohtani was eliminated by Juan Soto in the opening round, after which he said with a simile, “It was more tiring than the regular season.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 14, 2025

He once used an unexpectedly shocking simile to denounce what he termed "hypocritical clericalism".

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2025

“The simile with the DNA is more a metaphor but in some way, there exists the connection as mentioned for solving paths.”

From Salon • Nov. 13, 2024

“In the account I struck upon an especially suitable simile in comparing the Scenicruiser bus to a loop-the- loop in a surrealistic amusement park.”

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole