Sentence examples for The figurative from inspiring English sources
adjective
Metaphorical or tropical, as opposed to literal; using figures; as of the use of "cats and dogs" in the phrase "It's raining cats and dogs".
The figurative windows, however, are fatally infected by Victorian sentimentality.
The figurative meaning was mentioned more often in association with products than the literal meaning.
The figurative meaning is associated with social interaction, intimacy and friendly atmosphere.
The figurative arts in Italy during the period 1250 1350 have a strong line of development.
The figurative slash and burn of the early white farmers is back in Newmanland.
The figurative painter Kurt Kauper has been commissioned to create paintings for the lobby and a restaurant.
"The figurative tradition in monumental sculpture is such a 19th-century idea," said Mary Sabbatino of Galerie Lelong.
"The figurative sense to mean an uneducated or unenlightened person is from 1825.
But the figurative ones went over best.
I was more familiar with the figurative Indian tradition.
