double meaning
Example Sentences
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A mother’s screams of pain carry a woozy double meaning in a thematically saturated scene in the World War II drama “Amrum.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
He simply defined it as a rhetorical device involving a double meaning.
From Salon • Nov. 29, 2024
“Accordion Eulogies” brims with such phrases: efficient, poetic, often delivered with double meaning.
From Seattle Times • May 17, 2024
“The double meaning is 99%. It’s almost perfect, but not quite,” Alice, fresh-faced with a pristine white blouse, says.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2023
My response was something as stiff and double meaning as “Yo voy por ventilarme,’’ or “I am going to air out.”
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
