Examples of metonym in a Sentence
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Billboards strike me as an obvious metonym for our rampant consumerism, but maybe that, too, is only half the picture.
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Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
6 May 2026
Because the brand has become a metonym for AI hardware, the heart of this issue is clear to see.
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Brian Anderson,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2026
Prior to 2022, the filmmaker wouldn’t have dared target such a character — to make Eqbal a metonym for the regime.
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Peter Debruge,
Variety,
18 Oct. 2025
While the business center of the industry resides elsewhere now, Chungmuro remains a metonym for the nation’s cinema.
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Kayti Burt,
Time,
22 Aug. 2025
Like them or not, Oasis has become something of a metonym for a time past; an impression only burnished by their absence.
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Thomas Page,
CNN Money,
1 Aug. 2025
Termite Terrace would end up becoming a metonym for the studio’s cartoon department.
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Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
29 Mar. 2025
And isn’t Hudson Yards already a metonym for the dispiriting, suicide-inducing effects of corporate architecture?
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Dean Kissick,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Dec. 2024
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Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
6 May 2026
Because the brand has become a metonym for AI hardware, the heart of this issue is clear to see.
—
Brian Anderson,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2026
Prior to 2022, the filmmaker wouldn’t have dared target such a character — to make Eqbal a metonym for the regime.
—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
18 Oct. 2025
While the business center of the industry resides elsewhere now, Chungmuro remains a metonym for the nation’s cinema.
—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
22 Aug. 2025
Like them or not, Oasis has become something of a metonym for a time past; an impression only burnished by their absence.
—
Thomas Page,
CNN Money,
1 Aug. 2025
Termite Terrace would end up becoming a metonym for the studio’s cartoon department.
—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
29 Mar. 2025
And isn’t Hudson Yards already a metonym for the dispiriting, suicide-inducing effects of corporate architecture?
—
Dean Kissick,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Dec. 2024
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“Metonym.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/metonym. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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