double entendre

Example Sentences

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The series’ title is a meta double entendre referencing the strife we put ourselves through just trying to keep up appearances, as well as Skinner’s creative style.

From Salon • May 17, 2025

“I mean, it has to fit with secular society. It’s got to have some double entendre about the Gospel.”

From Washington Times • Aug. 18, 2023

“I think Suga is a bit more Lennon — more explicit in his antiestablishment sensibilities. ‘Haegeum’ is a double entendre of a traditional Korean string instrument and wordplay on ‘liberation from restrictions.’

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2023

“We thought it was a double entendre that would work,” said June Millington, 74.

From New York Times • May 25, 2022

Afterward, they regroup in the living room for board games and goofy improvisation contests, all free of profanity and even double entendre.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times