punning
Example Sentences
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Punning on his name, the president dubbed him himayti, "my protector", seeing the RSF as a counterweight to potential coup makers in the regular army and national security.
From BBC • Nov. 3, 2025
Punning on the meaning of “cheesy,” Low explores the gap between mainstream ideas of “good taste” and the aesthetic preferences of the Chinese American community in which she lives.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 9, 2022
Punning on the slang use of the word “cat”, Scatman Crothers’ star turn – complete with a vaguely Eartha Kitt-esque interlude from Eva Gabor – remains irresistible.
From The Guardian • Jul. 18, 2019
"Punning prophecies of this kind are so common in Chinese history, that the above is only worth noticing in connection with Marco Polo's story."
From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 by Yule, Henry
Punning is, in fact, the vice of English wit, the temptation of English mirth-makers, and, at last, we trust, the scorn of English good sense.
From The Wits and Beaux of Society Volume 2 by Wharton, Philip
