pun
Example Sentences
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A number of industry names have recently found their footing, pun intended, at key moving averages, and are starting to outperform the broader market on a relative-strength basis.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
But in a world of $5-per-gallon gas, the Optiq is getting a lot of looks, pardon the pun.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
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 • Feb. 9, 2026
“It’s clear the administration wants a whitewashed story, if you’ll pardon the pun there. And that’s wrong.”
From Salon • Feb. 7, 2026
Once he had conceived his visual pun, he could never be sure that it would really work unless he put it into effect.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
Vocabulary lists containing pun
Literary Devices & Figures of Speech - Introductory
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Reading: Literature - Literary Devices & Figures of Speech - Middle School
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The AP English Exam: Rhetorical and Literary Terms 4
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