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
“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
The original title, “Gift,” has a double meaning in Danish: “married” and “poison.”
From New York Times • Jan. 7, 2023
“Why, Jo?” and her mother looked up quickly, as if the words suggested a double meaning.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
