Example sentences for: metaphysical

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

  • More important, it has a vein of metaphysical yearning, which the director, Sam Mendes, mines brilliantly.

  • Reason encompasses the physical, while faith deals with the metaphysical.

  • Overcome by metaphysical lassitude, I finally reach over to my bookshelf for The Devil's Bible . Turning to Genesis I read: "In the beginning there was nothing.

  • She also understands the importance of evil, both metaphysical (Voldemort), and human: Petunia and Vernon Dursley, the Muggle aunt and uncle who raise Harry in his orphanhood, along with their doted-on, sublimely piggish son Dudley, are grotesques worthy of Roald Dahl; Draco Malfoy, Harry's nemesis at Hogwarts, and Severus Snape (she's terrific with names), the diabolical potions teacher, are brilliant foils for Harry's flawed, instinctual goodness.

  • Whether increasing the portion of a government benefit check that the government reclaims in taxes amounts to a payment reduction or a tax increase is another metaphysical question.


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