Symbolically speaking, however, we're doing something more profound and less practical: expressing our collective verdict on the state of the nation.

Symbolically speaking, he suggested that was what had happened to the country.

But rarely has he seemed, symbolically speaking, on such dangerous ground.

On the other hand, his actions might speak symbolically for the terra-forming effort itself.

Symbolically speaking, that is what they would like to do with us.

The initiated reader learns from secret tradition that here again Paul is speaking symbolically.

"A good meal is never to be sneezed at, speaking symbolically."

It was a man's own concern, symbolically speaking, and wimmen critters had no right to interfere.

"Praise the sea but keep on land is a good proverb, symbolically speaking," said Tillytuck.

He took a few whiffs at his pipe and then added gravely, "Symbolically speaking."