homophone

Example Sentences

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But the WHO decided a homophone for “new” would be too confusing.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 14, 2021

It is a homophone for “heart” and “new.”

From New York Times • Oct. 15, 2021

It was also a homophone for “turn,” which fed into the group’s idea of “turning around and moving forward to face the challenges head-on,” according to Tern’s website.

From The Verge • Feb. 11, 2021

“Nine” in Mandarin is a homophone of the word “long”.

From The Guardian • May 15, 2019

Brush is a difficult homophone, and it would be useful to have one of its derivative meanings separated off as brish.

From Society for Pure English, Tract 05 The Englishing of French Words; the Dialectal Words in Blunden's Poems by Society for Pure English