Metaphorically in a sentence

And it’s arguable whether that’s a more painful loss — literally, metaphorically, and spiritually — than the New York Football Giants getting shut out by Dallas in their opening game in a 40-0 walloping.

And though she might not be lost physically, it’s also clear as the movie goes on that she might be a little lost metaphorically.

Callan explained the historical significance clowns have played in political commentary, and this piece allowed Callan and Gray to use their own voices both metaphorically and literally, as the included audio is of their voices.

Even when he comes home, his life appears to be quite dim both literally and metaphorically.

Ever-ready to put his head in the lion’s mouth, metaphorically speaking, for enlightenment’s sake, Arkin had sought out an acquaintanceship with the fearsome hermit and American Jewish literary legend J.D. Salinger.

His back is against the wall metaphorically, as another election looms.

However, it also could be talking about Sabine—who, now fully immersed in the lessons of her Jedi master, must metaphorically learn to fly.

I metaphorically questioned, what happens if the mission fails even this time, just like last year.

They did, at least metaphorically, as Fowler’s neat first touch and cool 66th-minute strike brought home supporters to their feet.

What’s killing Sink, metaphorically speaking, is the thought of being done with the show.

According to King, unlike Batman and Superman whose images can be metaphorically mirrored, the complexity of all five women lies in their inability to be summed up by a single defining word for their goals and lives.

At about the same time as the Cheviot, Scottish academic and thinker Tom Nairn suggested that Scotland would never be free “until the last minister was strangled with the last copy of the Sunday Post” – metaphorically, of course.

But metaphorically, I am a fish out of water.

Metaphorically, the brand reflects coffee culture’s notions of time, like savoring the moment.

Some Midrashic and mystical sources suggest that the thigh represents one’s descendants – perhaps due to its proximity to the reproductive organs or the fact that, metaphorically, children carry on their parents’ legacy, walking in their footsteps.

Some of it is very close to home for Haigh, not just metaphorically, but also physically as some scenes were shot in his own childhood home.

That those bags we’ve metaphorically packed might have to actually be used.

The Nuggets scored 42 points in the quarter with Jokic, literally and metaphorically, at the center of it all.

Unlikely and false stories of glory on the battlefield come back to bite the perpetrators, as (metaphorically) the wounded and dead return to contradict visibly the tale of victory.

A good wok has wok hei; a direct translation is 2wok thermal radiation”, or more metaphorically “breath of the wok”, which is how well it transfers heat from the wok metal to the food.