literal interpretation
Frequency: 7.311.0 per million words
understanding words in their most basic and direct sense
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Examples (20)
- A literal interpretation of the rules can sometimes lead to absurd results.
- A literal interpretation of the law can sometimes lead to absurd outcomes.
- The lawyer argued for a literal interpretation of the contract clause.
- The artist's work invites more than a mere literal interpretation.
- His literal interpretation of the ancient text missed its deeper symbolic meaning.
- Some religious texts are open to a more symbolic rather than a literal interpretation.
- We need to avoid a purely literal interpretation when dealing with poetry.
- He preferred a literal interpretation of the instructions, which caused some confusion.
- The children took a literal interpretation of her playful warning.
- Avoid a literal interpretation of poetry; always look for deeper meanings.
- Such a literal interpretation ignores the spirit of the law.
- The court rejected a literal interpretation of the contract clause.
- She preferred a literal interpretation of instructions to avoid confusion.
- Her understanding was a purely literal interpretation of the ambiguous statement.
- The debate revolved around the literal interpretation versus the contextual understanding.
- Scholars debated the literal interpretation versus the contextual meaning.
- Many legal disputes arise from conflicting literal interpretations of statutes.
- Children often take things with a literal interpretation.
- A strict literal interpretation of the scripture might not be appropriate for modern times.
- A strict literal interpretation of the rules might stifle creativity.