Words similar to figurative

Example sentences for: figurative

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

In a figurative way, Yiddish is the wise and humble language of us all, the idiom of a frightened and hopeful humanity.
Yet, apart from such figurative and poetic language, Icelandic seems not to confuse lids and lashes.
What's especially interesting about this is that British Airways is in the midst of a well-publicized slimming down (figurative and literal, since BA is going to be flying smaller planes) that's designed to make high-end customers a larger percentage of the airline's business.
Australian pidgin acquired a second negative, borak , used as an alternative to baal or in a figurative sense for humbug, nonsense, or rubbish, from Wathawurung, whence came also an exclamation merrygig well done and coolie , a derogatory term for a person who partnered an Aboriginal woman.
The combination of figurative and intricate geometric designs was a collaborative effort of Syrian Muslim craftsmen with Byzantine Christians.