double entendres
- plural of double entendre.
Example Sentences
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She would sit with me for hours on the couch, pointing to words in books and magazines, and patiently enunciating them, bantering with me in an inexhaustible volley of puns, spoonerisms and goofy double entendres.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 12, 2023
Well, to make a short list: There was fake outrage, double entendres, unintentionally revealing jokes, the gaveling down of legislators and, most chronically, a serial missing of the point.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 11, 2023
In the first one, “Let Me Be Frank,” he seemed to reprise his Frank Underwood persona with loaded double entendres that could apply to both his character’s crimes and the accusations against the actor.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2021
The double entendres passed me by aged five; even now, they scarcely make a lick of sense.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 13, 2020
The double entendres, the two-pronged sentences, slid over his tongue to dart rapier-like into anything that happened to be in the way.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
