double entendre
Example Sentences
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“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
The title, “I Swear,” is a double entendre that will be immediately recognizable to aficionados of the representative’s salty style.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 5, 2023
For all the obvious reasons — the alliteration, the inflection towards "Breaking Bad," the double entendre of breaking bread with people.
From Salon ● Jan. 27, 2022
He had a chip on his shoulder: it was a sort of black joke he shared with himself, a double entendre, made silently.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
