Examples of 'literally and metaphorically' in a sentence

Meaning of "literally and metaphorically"

literally and metaphorically: to be understood in both a literal and symbolic sense; used when something can be interpreted in a straightforward manner as well as symbolically

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literally and metaphorically
Blood was spilled both literally and metaphorically.
That is literally and metaphorically a drop in the ocean.
He reflects on what he sees literally and metaphorically.
Both literally and metaphorically.
Film historians refer to cannibalism both literally and metaphorically.
We are literally and metaphorically on fire.
Women permeate these songs both literally and metaphorically.
Literally and metaphorically it suited him down to the ground.
I mean that both literally and metaphorically.
He uses concepts of ubiquity, overlapping different spaces, both literally and metaphorically.
Blood was spilled both literally and metaphorically by artist and audience alike.
A text can integrate words that can be interpreted literally and metaphorically.
It came quite literally and metaphorically out of the clear blue sky.
Much water has flowed under the bridge since then both literally and metaphorically.
The weeping woman is literally and metaphorically shut in on her own grief.

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Rubeus Hagrid had trouble fitting in both literally and metaphorically.
Wilson 's work sits literally and metaphorically outside this institution.
Private aspects of her life and body were on full display, literally and metaphorically.
This is on me, literally and metaphorically.
L think it has a lot to do with pain and self-flagellation both literally and metaphorically.
I was starving, literally and metaphorically.
I think it has a lot to do with pain and self-flagellation both literally and metaphorically.
What does it mean literally and metaphorically in the book?
The piece opens with a paragraph that made me see red, both literally and metaphorically.
Sex is where we get literally and metaphorically naked, after all.
The longer one looks, the more the men appear to be stuck, literally and metaphorically.
Blood was spilled both literally and metaphorically by artist and audience alike, real blood.
My recent trip to Greenland was defined by highs and lows - literally and metaphorically.
Assad “ is literally and metaphorically toxic, and it is time Russia awoke to that fact.
We can take this both literally and metaphorically.
Today, mobile animals leave unmistakable footprints on Earth, both literally and metaphorically.
As an example, it is used literally and metaphorically in Jeremiah.
Upon completion, with eyes filled with hostility, it looked down me, both literally and metaphorically.
Films are generally made to literally and metaphorically pass the time.
The aftermath, it 's downhill all the way once the Folie Douce closes - literally and metaphorically.
I mean, literally and metaphorically.
For Hokusai the resolution of this dilemma came literally and metaphorically out of the blue.
Stretching - both literally and metaphorically - is a necessary part of life.
And I believe she means that both literally and metaphorically.
Stretching-both literally and metaphorically - is a necessary part of life.
You have got to dangle the carrot . Literally and metaphorically.
This 17 km trail is both literally and metaphorically a breath-taking adventure in the beautiful Somme Bay.
Look like you were hit by a truck. Literally and metaphorically.
It was revived - both literally and metaphorically - with the baby boom.
The Australian government has gone into damage control-both literally and metaphorically.
Steps needed to be taken, literally and metaphorically.
The approach of Spring is a time for planting seeds, both literally and metaphorically.
It was cold and dark - literally and metaphorically.
For all concerned, these were uncharted waters - literally and metaphorically.
A watch racing, both literally and metaphorically.

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The earth metaphorically is shitting its pants
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Examples of using Literally
I literally killed my only chance at becoming a judge
And the stage is literally falling apart
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