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 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

Pi, which can be used to calculate various geometric features of a circle, is also obviously a homophone to pie, perhaps explaining people’s willingness to celebrate the contrived holiday.

From Slate • Mar. 14, 2018

Correlate the homophone of the muscle to the first pair of words, and the first pair to the second pair.

From Assimilative Memory or, How to Attend and Never Forget by Loisette, A. (Alphonse)