double entendre

Example Sentences

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The series’ title is a meta double entendre referencing the strife we put ourselves through just trying to keep up appearances, as well as Skinner’s creative style.

From Salon • May 17, 2025

“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

The operative literary device is the double entendre.

From New York Times • May 11, 2023

As in “Godot,” there is hardly any plot in “Pass Over”; the title itself is a biblical double entendre.

From Washington Post • Aug. 22, 2021

“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