Example sentences for: allegorical

How can you use “allegorical” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • It's possible that Besieged is meant to be vaguely allegorical: The African is seduced by the crumbling decadence of Europe while the European falls for the childlike simplicity of Africa.

  • Campbell held that the ancient mythologies and religions are allegorical and that there was no real distinction between gods and goddesses, who were given sexual identity when in human form only to make them more meaningful.

  • In the Sala della Pace (Hall of Peace, council chamber of the Nine Patricians), the full force of Siena’s civic pride strikes home in the impressive allegorical frescoes (1337–1339) by another local master, Ambrogio Lorenzetti.

  • Read this allegorical passage by the newly re-elected House majority leader, then answer the questions below.

  • The left wall is allegorical, devoted to the bankers’ widely acknowledged virtues, Prudence, Justice, Fortitude, and Temperance, while religious themes invoke their piety on the other walls.


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