Examples of 'not literal' in a sentence
Meaning of "not literal"
The phrase 'not literal' is used when describing a statement, expression, or description that should not be interpreted or understood exactly or word-for-word. It indicates that the words or phrases used are meant to convey a figurative or symbolic meaning, rather than a literal one. This is often the case in metaphors, idioms, or figures of speech where the true meaning lies beyond the literal interpretation
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Not literal distance but emotional distance.
That offering is not literal physical oil.
The images of the tarot are not literal.
These are not literal constructs so much as imaginative recreations.
These two trees are symbolic not literal.
These are not literal constructs.
However prophetic days are not literal days.
The issue is not literal versus figurative interpretation.
Things that might be metaphorical and not literal.
These are not literal masks.
Metaphors are literally not literal.
Not literal years.
Then they are not literal lamps.
These descriptions of the gates are obviously not literal.
Parables are not literal stories.
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The majority of pieces are not literal.
The stars are not literal and the candlesticks are not literal.
But these heavens are not literal.
Those three pillars are not literal physical pillars in a temple in the physical world.
Be aware that translations are not literal.
She is not literal.
Hundredfold is obviously not literal.
The lake of fire is not literal since Satan is a spiritual being.
Its truth is poetic not literal.
You are not literal like I am.
This translation is not literal.
Not literal eyes on the ground, obviously.
Remember those verses are not literal but symbolic.
Most dreams end up being more symbolic in their meaning and not literal.
This song is not literal.
However Muslims can not accept that the creationist statements in the Koran are not literal.
Fluent and not literal.
Language can be classified as both literal and not literal.
That was not literal.
But the thing about prophecies is that they are not literal.
They are not literal Jews.
They can accept that the Genesis story is not literal.
The true but not literal translation is,.
The resurrection was not literal.
Not literal wine also - fruit of the vine.
Drash if often not literal.
Choices are not literal opposites, but chosen to reflect opposite preferences on the same dichotomy.
The dragon is not literal.
The Gospels are not literal records of Jesus ' actions and messages.
Her pictures are not literal.
These were not literal pirates, but the Icelandic Pirate Party.
The song is not literal.
The mark received on the forehead or on the hand is symbolic, not literal.
The farmers and vinedressers are not literal agriculture workers.
The Egyptians ' visual representations of their gods are therefore not literal.
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You are just a literal pound of flesh to them
Examples of using Not
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I am not really sure what that thing was
Use where walls are not perpendicular to base
I am not saying that you do not care
