Figures

And if the Reader objects again that these are all _figures of speech, _ I shall answer that _Empathy_ is what explains why we employ figures of speech at all, and occasionally employ them, as in the case of this rising mountain, when we know perfectly well that the figure we have chosen expresses the exact reverse of the objective truth. ❋ Vernon Lee (1895)

To figures of diction has been given the name of _figures of intuition_, because they present ❋ Unknown (1891)

a sensible image to the mind; to figures of thought has been given the name of _figures of emphasis_, because they emphasize the thought. ❋ Unknown (1891)

One benefit of experience, Mike Timlin figures, is realizing that nothing is truly as it seems. ❋ Unknown (2005)

The name figures prominently in the history of genetics, owing to its association with laboratory studies of inheritance. ❋ David Quammen (2004)

His name figures on the U.N's Iran sanctions list as someone "involved in nuclear or ballistic missile activities." ❋ Unknown (2011)

The shoot-out is incredibly brief and features Grigsby stupidly standing in an open field and opening fire on a bunch of similarly stupid thugs and then, well, I won't spoil it for you, but let's just say the title figures heavily into the anticlimactic blue balls ending. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The race for the title figures to be close once again, as six of the past eight championships have been decided by less than 10 strokes. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Your accounting for the figures is as speculative as me saying that I have a relative who has been out of work for a year and next week he has his first actual job interview, so that means job growth is happening. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Tickets and accumulated fines running into four figures is a situation most people do manage to avoid. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Simply complaining about the character flaws of some media figures is a rather sterile exercise. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Basing future perf on one-game attendance figures is like giving Rasheed a 7-year deal for one good playoff series. ❋ Unknown (2009)

But Calvin figures he really owes his uncle and aunt a visit anyway, especially since his aunt has cancer and may be in her final days. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The Super Powers Collection was a line of action figures from the 1980s based on DC Comics superheroes and supervillains that was created by Kenner Toys. ❋ Unknown (2010)

About 57% of voters in the state voted "No" on Ballot Measure 2, while about 43% voted yes, according to figures from the North Dakota secretary of state. ❋ Lauren Etter (2010)

All the others, even Peggy, are figures from the past. ❋ William Bradley (2010)

And of course the usual Labour government dissembling over costs is in evidence again: "New figures from the Government show that the bill of £10million covers only part of the tests, with further costs to follow." ❋ Not A Sheep (2009)

Neither of these estimable figures is the sort to have a natural sympathy for Blago, and their arguments have a patina of high-minded devotion to justice. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"Did you do my [laundry] like [I asked]?" "Oh, I forgot." "[Figures]." ❋ Erhard (2006)

(when a [tire] goes flat after [visiting] the tire [dealer]) Fuckin' figures! ❋ A. A. Ron (2005)

-Dude, I literally had smoke [coming out] of my [ears]! -Really? Don't you mean you figuratively had smoke coming out of your ears, or did you really have smoke [leaking] out of your earholes? ❋ Built2Spill (2004)

"[Sorry I] didn't answer [the phone] I was busy" "ya that's what I [figured]" ❋ Cat203 (2018)

[I just] want to [stack] [figures] ❋ Ninise (2018)

"[Rich nigga], eight figure, that's [my type]" - [Saweetie], 2019 ❋ Thats16myboi (2020)

"I wanna go out at 9, but I [get off] at 8:[45]" "[No sweat], it'll all get Figured" ❋ Zzcool04 (2018)

Guy 1: everyone be wanting to be him he's [the figure] [Guy 2]: [yeahh] ❋ :):Yooooo.. (2017)

[Ah], [the power] of over-figurality! ❋ Mace (2004)

[Lauren] has a model-ish [figure]. ❋ David (2004)