similes
- plural of simile.
Example Sentences
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Similes and metaphors are examples of figurative, rather than literal, language.
From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021
Similes come steadily, none of which really seem to fit.
From The New Yorker • Sep. 20, 2018
Similes abound: When she was staring at her fourth cup of coffee the Crescent Limited honked like a giant goose at its northbound mate and rumbled across the Chattahoochee into Alabama.
From The Guardian • Jul. 14, 2015
Similes, which usually contain the words like or as, isolate one out of many possible resemblances, while a metaphor implies the overlapping of two broader domains.
From Slate • Nov. 24, 2014
ZZZzzzzz In the hallway after class you see The Mac grinning like he’s just won the lottery, in a neon green T-shirt that says: Similes are like metaphors.
From "Booked" by Kwame Alexander
