Sentence examples for devoid of metaphor from inspiring English sources

Equally to the point and devoid of metaphor.

The plain, direct writing, devoid of metaphor, suits the genre well.The Nordic detective is often careworn and rumpled.

A mere 16 lines, "The City" is, like all of Cavafy's work, largely devoid of metaphors, similes or any other poetic flourishes.

The film, based on the experience of Lt. Col. Michael Strobl, a Desert Storm veteran who was one of the scriptwriters, is small, quiet, contained, devoid of metaphors either laid out or dangled.

Master of metaphor, at three.

The entertaining and illuminating prism of metaphor.

Rezimy is not an album of metaphor.

But how computer science metaphors work does not fit neatly into prevailing general theories of metaphor.

QED was brimming with metaphors and line drawings but devoid of personal stories.

He considers the shirts to be a metaphor for an increasingly visual culture that digs, often devoid of context, through piles of images on Instagram and Tumblr.  .

Created by Kate Bond and Morgan Lloyd, who have been producing different versions of this show since 2004, "Bum Bum" is surprisingly devoid of feelings of genuine threat, and possible hints of uncomfortable sexual metaphors are diffused early on.