Definition of Analogy

a comparison to show similarity between two things

Examples of Analogy in a sentence

In her analogy, the poet compared love to an endless well.  🔊

My grandmother has a church analogy for every situation that has occurred in her life.  🔊

The school counselor used an analogy about scoring a touchdown and passing a test to get the football team’s attention.  🔊

When my brother made a vulgar analogy in health class, he got afterschool detention.  🔊

Although the two animals are different, they share a structural analogy in their physical layouts.  🔊

In his history essay, Bill used an analogy to compare two presidents.  🔊

The science teacher tried to make her students understand the analogy between a cell and a car battery.  🔊

After hearing a religious analogy about the value of learning to feed oneself, Alison decided to go to college.  🔊

My brother used an analogy to describe how he felt after his car accident.  🔊

Even though Naomi considered herself very intelligent, she still found it hard to create an analogy between shoes and popsicles.  🔊

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