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

It’s kind of a double entendre, because we’re second-generation physicians.

From New York Times • Mar. 18, 2022

For all the obvious reasons — the alliteration, the inflection towards "Breaking Bad," the double entendre of breaking bread with people.

From Salon • Jan. 27, 2022

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