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

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

But there seems no propriety in the SS being changed to Z. The pronunciation l�tchess would save it from its awkward and absurd homophone latches, and would be in order with prowess, largess, noblesse, &c.

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