Examples of 'are figurative' in a sentence

Meaning of "are figurative"

are figurative: Indicates that something should be understood in a metaphorical or symbolic sense, rather than literal. This phrase is often used in literary analysis and discussions of language and meaning

How to use "are figurative" in a sentence

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Idioms are figurative phrases that are commonly used.
His first artworks are figurative paintings.
They are figurative language forms or literary devices.
Such things are figurative.
Here are figurative painting paintings for lovers of impressionism.
The numbers are figurative.
There are statements that are to be taken in a literal sense and some are figurative.
His paintings are figurative and expressive.
Fabio López and Elodie Arshak are Dourone, their paintings are figurative.
To me these works are figurative prodigies in metal.
They are figurative marks containing word elements, and I shall refer to them as ‘ the CAR-FRESHNER.
His sculptures are figurative.
The patterns are figurative or on the contrary non-figurative.
In the first place, there are figurative givens.
Cinematic metaphors are figurative narrative modes that can elicit a metaphoric statement: "a is b".

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The two protagonists of the dialogue are figurative in section 7.
His small paintings are figurative and often autobiographical narratives.
Of course, the trials are figurative.
Pictograms are figurative symbols which.
These appearances of image features 58 and 60 are figurative and exaggerated.
Many are figurative.
The Nerja Caves have a total of 596 pictorial representations, of which around 10 percent are figurative.
Some of these are figurative.
Both are figurative.
Primarily, his works are figurative art.
Lajmi's works are figurative in nature - men, women, children and clowns.
Some are geometric, others are figurative or even abstract.
Most of those references are figurative ; yet, some record actual encounters with lions.
The quasi-cinematographic narratives are figurative and inspired from the fashion and graphic design industries.

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