Words similar to metaphoric

Example sentences for: metaphoric

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

The coverage is uneven: sop to Cerberus is in, but not Pegasus (even though it is not couched in a metaphoric phrase that I can think of).
Also, it is important to note that the categories describe the literal content of the metaphor, not the metaphoric aspect.
The briefcase, by the way, was metaphoric; the money was to come from mysterious off-shore accounts.
How can one have this entry without mentioning its metaphoric origins in baseballs?
Kedgeree , a vegetable curry, popular with seamen, has, notwithstanding tarry appetites, not the remotest connection with matters nautical; kickback is shown by the OED2e to be a 20th-century coinage, and there is not evidence to suggest it ever had anything to do with maritime affairs; and kite , for which the OED2e includes a 7th-century quotation for the (original) bird sense, found a metaphoric application to sail not much before the middle of the 19th century.