double entendre

Example Sentences

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“I mean, it has to fit with secular society. It’s got to have some double entendre about the Gospel.”

From Washington Times • Aug. 18, 2023

“I think Suga is a bit more Lennon — more explicit in his antiestablishment sensibilities. ‘Haegeum’ is a double entendre of a traditional Korean string instrument and wordplay on ‘liberation from restrictions.’

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2023

"I'm starving," Emma says, which isn't quite a double entendre.

From Salon • Feb. 27, 2023

“We thought it was a double entendre that would work,” said June Millington, 74.

From New York Times • May 25, 2022

“You look a little . . . Pardon the double entendre, my friend, but there’s something a little worrisome in your eyes.”

From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green