On this page you'll find 20 example sentences with Literal. You'll also see the meaning, synonyms such as exact or plain and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Literal in a sentence
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Literal meaning
- Exactly as stated; read or understood without interpretation; according to the letter; not figurative or metaphorical; following the letter or exact words; not taking liberties; etymonic rather than idiomatic.
- Actual, real, physical.
- That which generally assumes that the plainest reading of a given text is correct but which allows for metaphor where context indicates it.
Example sentences (20)
Fortunately for the Florida governor, the prospect of a literal tornado kept Trump away — and out of the spotlight.
Unfortunately for football fans waiting with bated breath, A-Rod has done so in a literal and not figurative fashion.
A mercenary named Ink, on a literal nightmare mission, captures the spirit of 8-year-old Emma in the dream world.
In quite a literal sense, Palpatine redefined the ending of the war by branding the Jedi as traitors to the Republic.
The Nike Invincible 3 is packed with cushioning, thanks to ZoomX foam, which puts a literal spring in your step.
Fenwa Famakinwa Milhouse, another Instagram user, said: “Literal tears – this is how we show up for one another.
Jamie Lloyd directs a figurative and literal bare-bones version that has been pruned with careful thought by Amy Herzog.
That sordid tale seems right from the movies, with a Huizar aide allegedly picking up literal boxes of cash.
Maybe we can catch the stupid freak who is responsible for bringing all this poop to our literal doorsteps!
Remember, Indy is saved from Belloq’s Nazis in Raiders of the Lost Ark by a literal human shield made of Sallah’s children.
They can project their consciousness outside their literal visual spectrum, but Kali's ability could be a powerful weakness.
In doing so, He overpowers the literal inner demons she struggled with, and He rescues and redeems her.
The literal answer to the question of who killed Harlan Thrombey is that he killed himself, cutting his own throat with a knife.
In another story I read, there was a literal hole in the ground instead of a metaphorical rabbit hole.
It may not be as immediately whimsical, but hidden within the literal “eggs in tripe” is a story layered with meaning for Romans.
Elizabeth Longshaw took to the platform to try and figure out whether her idea made her a “terrible person” or a “literal genius”.
The actor says that there were attempts from some corners to do actual damage, through hacking attempts and literal death threats.
The argument can be made that Hashirama is the strongest Hokage in history, and many still consider him to be a literal ninja God.
Some movies were based on one or more fairy tales without being literal adaptations of them, giving new life to these classic tales.
And make no mistake, Briggs was not only the literal template for those other cases … it was completely created by South Carolinians.
Common combinations with literal
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the literal 30×
- literal and 16×
- in literal 10×
- of literal 8×
- literal sense 8×
- and literal 7×
- both literal 7×
- is literal 6×
- most literal 6×
- literal translation 5×
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About these examples
The 20 examples on this page contain the complete word literal. Duplicate, incomplete, unusually short and technically noisy sentences are removed automatically. The definition is sourced from Wiktionary. Read more about our sources and checks on the About Voorbeeldzinnen.info page or see how to report a correction.