puns
Example Sentences
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Species have been named for ex-spouses, for excrement, for wordplay and puns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
The brothers staunchly disagree with the maxim that puns are the lowest form of humor, and their works are almost universally branded with gratingly unfunny names.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
"I'm a physics teacher and I've got a terrible sense of humour," he confesses, so he particularly likes it if the students pick up on his fondness for corny puns.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
Clement “was fascinated by powerful businessmen,” Bartholomew added, and he “appears to have further believed that their very names are puns that reveal God’s purposes.”
From Salon ● Apr. 4, 2026
The name of the gallery is Sub-Versions, one of those puns that used to delight me before they became so fashionable.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
