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
It’s kind of a double entendre, because we’re second-generation physicians.
From New York Times • Mar. 18, 2022
As in “Godot,” there is hardly any plot in “Pass Over”; the title itself is a biblical double entendre.
From Washington Post • Aug. 22, 2021
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
