pun

Example Sentences

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They may be the subject of - pardon the pun - heated debate, almost religious in its fervour.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

As a viewer begins to realize, these blind alleys, pun intended, are going to lead nowhere.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025

The morning newspapers saluted him with "Zendabad" - a pun on zindabad, the Urdu word for long live.

From BBC • Sep. 25, 2025

“There is really infinite — no pun intended — potential with utilizing wheelchairs in unique, different capacities that I don’t think necessarily have been used,” said Chbeeb.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 6, 2025

After a second, he mumbles to himself, "Credit, people, consumerism. . . . There's a pun in there somewhere."

From "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" by John Green and David Levithan