double meaning
Example Sentences
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A mother’s screams of pain carry a woozy double meaning in a thematically saturated scene in the World War II drama “Amrum.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
He simply defined it as a rhetorical device involving a double meaning.
From Salon • Nov. 29, 2024
With its subtly stunning third episode, “3 Body Problem” reveals the double meaning of its title.
From New York Times • Mar. 22, 2024
“The double meaning is 99%. It’s almost perfect, but not quite,” Alice, fresh-faced with a pristine white blouse, says.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2023
The copies of my poems Rudy handed back had on them brief, inane remarks I read and reread for double meaning.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
