pun
Example Sentences
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And it wasn’t because of his father’s terrible pun.
From Literature
This was all before sources told The Times last week that Bass ordered an after-action report on the Palisades fire be — no pun intended — watered down to limit legal liability against the city.
From Los Angeles Times
She doesn’t know anyone else yet, so she still thinks my puns are funny and my sketchbook is cool.
From Literature
Then there’s Deflategate, which involved underinflated balls and led to a suspension for Brady and some of the worst puns ever made.
And while “Zootopia 2” fared well on the critical front, it’s hard not to feel like it’s ultimately a variation on a tried-and-true formula, even if it folds in timely ideas amid its animal puns.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
