Sentence examples for ideal metaphor from inspiring English sources

Cats provide an ideal metaphor for F. (It's hard to imagine this memoir working had its author been a dog person).

THE unknown of what's inside the Geneva Freeport makes it an ideal metaphor for the art market, much of which is shrouded in mystery.

Its openness and transparency made it an ideal metaphor for America, especially in opposition to the drab and bulky public buildings of Communism.

Maybe I'm missing the deeper point, but standing dumbly in the gallery as the lights went on and off, I thought the empty vogue for cheeky young British artists might have finally found its ideal metaphor.

(She can be reached at 914-633-5894 or www.themusicofbusiness.com) "Drumming is an ideal metaphor for the dynamics of the workplace," Ms. Benjamin said, giving examples: "You have to listen, you have to communicate, and each person has a specific job to do.

It's an ideal metaphor for the artist's ability to bring ancient concepts into today's world.

The ideal of the Proustian metaphor -- what he called the necessary link holding together past and present in a moment out of time -- is unforgettably there as the goal revealed in "Time Regained".

Islamic scholars have long referred to Hajj as a metaphor for ideal societal behavior.

For example, the "voices" in painting — a metaphor for the ideal content of painting — are 'voices of silence' that speak only an 'indirect language' (the titles of Malraux's famous studies on the history of painting).

In a book of essays published in 1897, "American Ideals," Roosevelt chose a football metaphor to make his point: "Success can only come to the player who hits the line hard".

My ideal meal," she cackles as the metaphor escalates, "is both at once".