pun
Example Sentences
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Still, even when dealing with corpses, Walker’s characters can deftly deliver a one-liner or a bad pun when the mood needs lightening; she doesn’t really think along drama versus comedy lines.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
But the Ashes hangover – pun intended – will linger over this England regime.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
A number of industry names have recently found their footing, pun intended, at key moving averages, and are starting to outperform the broader market on a relative-strength basis.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
Writing to Hollander in 1972, Bloom came up with the pun “anxiety of influenza.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
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
Vocabulary lists containing pun
Literary Devices & Figures of Speech - Introductory
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Reading: Literature - Literary Devices & Figures of Speech - Middle School
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The AP English Exam: Rhetorical and Literary Terms 4
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