Sentence examples for not only literally from inspiring English sources

Today, it's a ride in the park, not only literally, but figuratively.

Not only literally, in that the taxpayer still owns  30 per cent of the company, but culturally and politically.

"The Girls" tells the story of Rose and Ruby Darlen, who are not only literally but spiritually attached for eternity.

The effect alternates between desperately moving and a pain in the neck — not only literally, when you crane for views of the ceiling, but psychically, always.

We're willing to spend more energy and money on food than ever before, and we are what we eat — not only literally, but in terms of identity, too.

Not only literally, but also because after all that, Mr. Manafort did not even look particularly elegant, as numerous commentators on social media have been quick to point out.

They not only quite literally got women out of the house and into more comfortable clothes, but they chipped away at the notion that women were physically weak.

Cutting additional discretionary spending -- which constitutes roughly 12percentt of the budget deficit –- in the hopes of balancing the budget was not only, quite literally, impossible, but counterproductive to economic recovery.

Most importantly, those working within synthetic biology use genes, or rather standard DNA parts that encode basic biological functions, not only metaphorically, but literally as "the building blocks of life," sometimes called "BioBricks" (Endy 2005; Biobricks 2016).

(At some universities, working on power equipment alone or during off hours is reportedly not only forbidden but literally impossible, because the power is cut when a supervisor is not present).

I am only one person, but I am too ambitious to have willed or imagined this disastrous illness into my life, not only because I literally would never wish the pain on my worst enemy but because my nature always has been based on curiosity, and my dreams have been big.