Metaphor
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394 examples of Metaphor in a sentence
There's a
metaphor
which I love: living like a drawing compass.
It's not a particularly great
metaphor
in these times, especially if you live around the Gulf of Mexico, but I would, perhaps, adapt this
metaphor
slightly, and I would say that data is the new soil.
And, all right, I'm kind of milking the
metaphor
a little bit.
I'd like to end with a little
metaphor
here.
I've been trying to think of a
metaphor
to represent Mission Blue, and this is what I came up with.
Now that's a great idea, but I'd like to say that, in fact, this is a great
metaphor
for the way ideas happen.
And with the stream, I would like to propose a
metaphor
for the relationship between neural activity and connectivity.
And so the connectome is like bed of the stream; but the
metaphor
is richer than that, because it's true that the stream bed guides the flow of the water, but over long timescales, the water also reshapes the bed of the stream.
So let's return from the heights of
metaphor
and return to science.
This is not a
metaphor.
And it's sort of a
metaphor
for me for the virtual world.
But in fact, this
metaphor
of decline is often very misleading.
This
metaphor
extends beyond the realm of art and out into the real world.
It's a shame, really, that the script of this film had more holes than you could shake a stick at (mixed
metaphor
intentional), because Kinski and Coyote - both supremely talented performers who are capable of great subtlety and nuance - have wonderful chemistry together, and the always-provocative Fairuza Balk didn't hurt the mix either.
The opening scene of the beach at Fircombe while amusing in itself, unfortunately provides a suitable
metaphor
for the film - insipid and washed out.
Lastly it tries to be cruel & gripping, but aside from Kinski's performance--which is powerful but conspicuously misplaced amidst the amateur melodrama--it's about as gripping as your hand around a wet noodle (which is an appropriate
metaphor
considering how un-erotic this film is).
That's a great
metaphor
for this movie.
The theme of the play is on the nature of debt, using the financial idea of debt and justice as a
metaphor
for emotional questions.
In both films, the hotel is more a
metaphor
of exile than a location.
While grounded in reality, much of what Erika (Huppert) does can be viewed as emotional
metaphor.
In a sort of desert roadtrip fantasy, a
metaphor
of temptation and redemption, Gus (played well by Jordan Christopher Michael), a clever 10 year-old boy cashes in his piggy bank, steals a Mustang, and runs away from his grossly neglecting parents.
It could be also a
metaphor
of USSR collapse - the great country allowing to shoot itself to the back by the small offended child.
Perhaps the entire film itself is a
metaphor
for the unconditional love for which Grace (Kathy Bates) yearns and describes in the later part of the film.
What I can tell you is that Cronenberg takes you on a trip down into the world of videogames that acts as a
metaphor
for any kind of escapist behaviour.
This is such a masterpiece of American cinema, beautifully photographed and the river is such a perfect
metaphor
and backdrop for the story.
His devotion to The Beatles and John Lennon is a great
metaphor
for his life and the helplessness he feels.
'Boogie Nights' uses its protagonist, Dirk Diggler, as a
metaphor
for accumulated celebrities from a decade in America's shameful past, which was comprised of an unexpected rise in pornography, therefore resulting in an abundance of corrupted youth.
It's a sad
metaphor
considering the way he treats the people who handed him his success.
In Imamura's film, this is no cheap metaphor; the whole movie is about the fallout, physical and emotional, from Hiroshima and the war itself.
I don't want to spoil but telling more then the plot - the finishing of school and the trip to a big party, or if you like to see beyond the metaphor, is choosing the way trough life.
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