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
It carries double meaning here at Backyard Party, a new all-ages music venue in a nondescript business park on the border of Pasadena and Altadena.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2025
He simply defined it as a rhetorical device involving a double meaning.
From Salon • Nov. 29, 2024
You’ll lose count over how many times “ill” is used with a double meaning.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 5, 2023
“Why, Jo?” and her mother looked up quickly, as if the words suggested a double meaning.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
