Words similar to metaphorically

Example sentences for: metaphorically

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

The president was speaking metaphorically, of course, about his achievements in estate tax relief."
For many years quantum leap (or jump ) belonged exclusively to the physicists, but during the past quarter-century or so it has come to be used metaphorically by speakers and writers who like to flaunt that sort of thing.
Look for value-subtracted to establish itself in metaphorically expansive circumstances.
McCain has since backed away grudgingly from that allegation ("I was speaking metaphorically," he says), but his aides have kept it alive by publicly urging the Bush campaign to make sure its agents aren't spreading the rumors.
Likewise, it is indisputable that many nautical expressions have come ashore to be used metaphorically by landlubbers.