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

And that is how a quack who treats the tender corns on pedicured toes suddenly becomes a world-renowned corn doctor in a show that seemingly never met a pun it didn’t like.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2025

But drinking trends come and go, and by the end of the 20th century, bourbon was considered a bit old fashioned - pun intended.

From BBC • Aug. 9, 2025

“Yes! Every day is like a treasure hunt. It’s too good. God only knows what else we’ll find, no pun intended.”

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri