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:

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.
The original work for The F-Word proved that fuck was used in a variety of figurative senses far earlier than had previously been believed, and that certain expressions were years or decades older than anyone had realized.
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.
We have four instead of two examples of fubar in the secondary sense drunk; up-to-date examples for give a fuck, fuck act of sexual intercourse, fuckable, fuck-all, fuckboy, fuckfest, and others; a valuable third cite for fuck an evil turn of events; more florid entries in the stronger, more vivid, or more elaborate curses section, and newly fleshed-out entries for fuckee in both literal and figurative senses.
For that matter, the word junkie itself was even adopted into the French “in” slang of the eighties-- le français branché -- along with the less common addict , more often reserved for figurative use.