Sentence examples for metaphor can be from inspiring English sources

Mr. Sikkema has learned that a strong metaphor can be as expedient as meeting the bottom line.

Also, the black hole metaphor can be pushed too far; as Mr. Bernanke points out, the Fed has other weapons in its arsenal besides low interest rates.

The metaphor can be read in several ways: there is nobility in refusing to bow to pressure, but also nobility in producing a piece that ultimately saves the polyphonic music the pope is trying to ban.

"Metaphor can be a powerful tool for communicating abstract concepts," Ouellette writes, "and the Buffyverse offers a unique lens through which to view the precepts of science through fresh eyes".

A metaphor can be interpreted differently in dissimilar urban conditions.

In this paper we examine (1) several intentions behind metaphor conception and selection, and (2) consider various ways a product metaphor can be designed.

Her metaphors can be blatant, but they're usually resonant.

Difficult, even awkward grammatical constructions and inverted metaphors can be found.

And the ornamental language and reliance on metaphors can be excessive.

His metaphors can be widely off the mark, some too gnomic to comprehend.

Or, to put it more plainly: suffering through someone else's jump cuts and surreal metaphors can be tedious  as all get-out.