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Get to know Figural better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like figurative or representational.

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Figural in a sentence

Figural meaning

  1. Representing by means of a figure; emblematic.
  2. Figurative, not literal.
  3. Of numbers, describing a geometrical figure.

Synonyms of Figural

figurative representational

Related words

Other words often associated with Figural or its synonyms:

literal naturalistic metaphoric eidetic analogical objective rhetorical mimetic metaphorical depictive nonrepresentational realistic

Using Figural

  • The main meaning on this page is: Representing by means of a figure; emblematic. | Figurative, not literal. | Of numbers, describing a geometrical figure.
  • Useful related words include: figurative, representational.
  • In the example corpus, figural often appears in combinations such as: with figural.

Context around Figural

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 3 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

awesome 1× pure 1× ample 1× created 1×

Often after:

bag 1× works 1× representations 1× depictions 1× use 1× sculptures 1× representation 1× scenes 1×

Sentence patterns with Figural

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

fork into figural and abstracted 1× found in figural representation in 1× makes ample figural use of 1× on pure figural representations 1× painted with figural scenes from 1× paintings with figural or other 1× segal created figural sculptures by 1× selecting only figural works ponzio 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

at times the 1× character naming in 1× considering how densely 1× george segal created 1× on top of 1× other stylistic variances 1×

Common sentence endings:

and abstracted designs 1× d be wrong 1× dbg sculpture exhibit 1× farewell to ishmael 1× in the manuscript 1× punishments to gamblers 1×

Words around Figural

Just before it in the word index:

figurados 2 figura 3 figueroa 99 figueres 14 figueras 2 figuera 4

Just after it in the word index:

figuration 10 figurations 3 figurative 140 figuratively 109 figure 8.510 figured 896

Similar in corpus frequency:

aanand 16 abcd 16 abdurrahman 16 aberdour 16 abergele 16 abg 16

Corpus analysis for Figural

  • In this selection, "figural" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, awesome, pure, ample, bag, works and representations stand out and add context to how "figural" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include fork into figural and abstracted and found in figural representation in. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "figural" sits close to words such as aanand, abcd and abdurrahman, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with figural

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The walls were painted with figural scenes from the Old Testament. (11 words)

There’s more of an emphasis on relationships between form and movement, than on pure figural representations. (17 words)

The pattern continues with Bartik’s sculptural work, which manipulates the common fork into figural and abstracted designs. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

Touring his private sculpture garden outside of Evergreen, Denver Botanic Gardens curator Lisa Eldred came up with the idea of selecting only figural works (Ponzio has abstracts, too) for a change-of-pace DBG sculpture exhibit. (36 words)

On top of that awesome figural bag of the Mayor in his car, the head of Halloween Town is getting a whole collection of bags inspired by the split personality of the city figure. (34 words)

At times, the figural depictions are hierarchical, especially in scenes with representations of Alfonso, where the king is seated on a raised throne while dictating to scribes or meting out punishments to gamblers. (33 words)

Example sentences (10)

On top of that awesome figural bag of the Mayor in his car, the head of Halloween Town is getting a whole collection of bags inspired by the split personality of the city figure.

Touring his private sculpture garden outside of Evergreen, Denver Botanic Gardens curator Lisa Eldred came up with the idea of selecting only figural works (Ponzio has abstracts, too) for a change-of-pace DBG sculpture exhibit.

Considering how densely Sampson populates his paintings with figural or other items, you might expect him to take a sketchy approach to the pictorial elements, but you’d be wrong.

The pattern continues with Bartik’s sculptural work, which manipulates the common fork into figural and abstracted designs.

There’s more of an emphasis on relationships between form and movement, than on pure figural representations.

At times, the figural depictions are hierarchical, especially in scenes with representations of Alfonso, where the king is seated on a raised throne while dictating to scribes or meting out punishments to gamblers.

Character-naming in Don Quixote makes ample figural use of contradiction, inversion, and irony, such as the names Rocinante rocinante: deriv. of rocín, work horse; colloq., brusque labourer; rough, unkempt man.

George Segal created figural sculptures by molding plastered gauze strips over live models in his 1987 work Abraham's Farewell to Ishmael.

Other stylistic variances are found in figural representation, in facial types, and in a repertoire of different postures assumed by the players in different folios in the manuscript.

The walls were painted with figural scenes from the Old Testament.

Common combinations with figural

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "figural" in a sentence?
An example: "On top of that awesome figural bag of the Mayor in his car, the head of Halloween Town is getting a whole collection of bags inspired by the split personality of the city figure." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "figural" from authentic English texts.
What does "figural" mean?
Figural means: Representing by means of a figure; emblematic.
What are synonyms of "figural"?
Common synonyms of "figural" include: figurative, representational.
How many example sentences with "figural" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "figural", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.