Sentence examples for of arbitrary metaphor from inspiring English sources

It is the danger of arbitrary metaphor or of forced application.

The late 20th century speaks in her arbitrary metaphors (night as a "soft town," the outlines of things as "Ophelias"), her vagueness of reference ("like this"), her solemn ejaculations ("Blurrings. Wings").

It was kind of arbitrary".

"It's kind of arbitrary," he said.

In hindsight, it seems kind of arbitrary.

We are suspicious of arbitrary power, wary of government interference.

You create a set of arbitrary rules.

That's the meaning of the metaphor.

"Mommy, Mommy, I just thought of a metaphor".

But he's kind of a metaphor for the others.

And it works on the level of deeper metaphor.