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Example sentences for: metaphors

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

Despite his protest to the contrary, Wilkinson has included a number of what can only be termed literary metaphors in sections under Myth that include Primeval, Jewish, Greek, Germanic, and Celtic, but no Roman.
Tampons, for instance, can be delicately referred to with English words such as `tea-bag' tiibagu , `cracker' kuraka , `wireless microphone' wairesumaiku, or `vanilla (ice-cream cone)' banira . Another taboo subject, condoms, can be touched on with playful metaphors such as: `globe' gurôbu, `raincoat' reinkôto, or `cover for Mr. John' jon-kun kaba .
Bradley relies heavily on metaphors.
He excels at coining pithy phrases and metaphors that express anew the power of Darwinian theory.
Note to Ginsburg: ixnay on the sword metaphors.