figurative meaning in a sentence

Examples

1. Disparity between literal and figurative meanings in some of the lyrics discourage a precise reading of the song.
2. In more recent years, both terms have taken on a figurative meaning-most notably as a synonym for'low-quality'or'unimpressive '.
3. When interpreting signs, the literal meaning should first be sought, and then the figurative meaning ( DDC 3.10.14-3.23.33 ).
4. The Internet tells me that kreplach is something like a Jewish ravioli, but I can't find any figurative meaning.
5. :: Literally, the verb means " to grab, to snatch . " Hence the figurative meanings involved in the approximative translation.
6. According to Cohen and Ross, and accepted by the OED, this is the origin of the figurative meaning of red herring.
7. This suggests that literal and figurative meanings are processed in parallel to some extent, which gives support to the configurational hypothesis.
8. When an idiomatic expression is encountered, it is processed incrementally like a normal figurative meaning in either a literal or metaphorical way.
9. From this came the figurative meaning of " boundary " and eventually the phrase " beyond the pale ", as something outside the boundary.
10. It is a practice in African-American culture involving a verbal strategy of indirection that exploits the gap between the denotative and figurative meanings of words.