metaphors
- plural of metaphor.
Example Sentences
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Today there are more than 800–roughly the population of Tapanuli orangutans or wild Bactrian camels, but it’s too late to change metaphors.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
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
Fans of mixed metaphors will enjoy Czechia's Daniel Žižka, whose song Crossroads finds him in open waters... and in foreign fields, and in a golden cage and also in a "vicious spider web".
From BBC ● May 8, 2026
Soon I’m filling page after page, making lists of people and foods and places I miss, describing them using metaphors like Mrs. Brown taught us.
From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez
