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Sentence example with the word 'figuratively'
figuratively
Definition
adv.
in a figurative sense
Last update: June 9, 2015
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speeking he was the most important person in his organisation.
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I think I'll get back into the saddle a little –
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speaking.
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Figuratively, you can see his hands up as you read him.
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This we all interpret
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"I'm just all at sea literally as well as
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It was, however, only
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that the illumination of Mrs.
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He felt himself
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leaning against Sister Soulsby's buoyant personality, and resting.
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At the word "filibuster," the boys---
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speaking---pricked up their ears.
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