punning

Example Sentences

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Ms. Goldstein’s punning premise would be meaningless in the languages of Pascal and Kant.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

Wait a minute, was the New York Times punning with its Wordle on Veteran’s Day?

From Slate • Nov. 30, 2022

Jean-Claude Van Damme’s Jean Clawed, Dolph Lundgren’s Svengeance and Danny Trejo’s Stronghold round out the punning group, whose lair is hidden beneath a record store cleverly called Criminal Records.

From Washington Post • Jun. 28, 2022

That's not to say Passeportout is without humor as Verne clearly couldn't resist punning with that name.

From Salon • Jan. 2, 2022

There were heraldic devices worked or stamped on the sides—enormous Mack eagles with two heads perhaps, or wyverns, or lances, or oak trees, or punning signs which referred to the names of the owners.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White