How to use "figuratively" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "figuratively" in popular movie and book plots

  • Triumphant, Peter is then figuratively and literally shot in the back, twice, but not fatally.  - Broken Homes
  • She is unable to reach Edward before he exposes himself, figuratively and literally.  - Vampires Suck
  • The second section of the novel contains a scene that figuratively illustrates Isherwood's life as recounted in "Down.  - Down There on a Visit
  • Julius Caesar, figuratively the best war horse in Rome, represents the October Horse in this novel.  - The October Horse
  • The plot of Zanac revolves around the "System"—a device figuratively similar to Pandora's box.  - Zanac
  • Local Sheriff Freddy Heflin (Sylvester Stallone) usually turns a deaf ear - figuratively as well as literally - to their corrupt dealings.  - Cop Land

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