Sentence examples for check metaphor from inspiring English sources

He had asked his advisers to prepare drafts — an unusual move, as King typically didn't do more than jot down a few notes on the back of a church bulletin before speaking — and he liked a "bad check" metaphor in one of the drafts, which would support an argument that America had failed to fulfill its promises of liberty and equality to black citizens.

Actually, the app is more akin to something like Miso, GetGlue or IntoNow – apps which extend the check-in metaphor to other activities, like watching TV or seeing a movie.

Also check out Metaphors We Live By and Philosophy in the Flesh by cognitive linguists George Lakoff and Mark Johnson.

A better chess metaphor might be perpetual check, where, by repeatedly electing pro-Thaksin governments, Thai voters threaten the old establishment with the king at its centre.

Carradine formed an acting company that he called Kansas Flyer', a metaphor for a check that bounces".

For more of Moyers' thoughts on the importance of guiding metaphors in life, check out the videos below.

For Patient 8 (P8) this metaphor resonated strongly; the check could identify if anything was "wrong" and if so whether it could be fixed.

That glaring red underline, spell check's mark of non-recognition, is a metaphor for how the women in ballet history tend to be viewed.

The sessions follow the same dependable rhythm each week, opening with a metaphor-based "checking in" exercise.

Consider the metaphor of TSA luggage locks, which keep your checked bagged 'secure' against everyone who doesn't have either your key or the TSA's master keys.

Stone sings with Marley before a fantastically awkward Jagger emerges to drawl a litany of medical metaphors, including "no need for anaesthetics, I'm gonna check your chart".