Example Sentences

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Ms. Goldstein’s punning premise would be meaningless in the languages of Pascal and Kant.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

That's not to say Passeportout is without humor as Verne clearly couldn't resist punning with that name.

From Salon • Jan. 2, 2022

Both attended what law school students called “bar review,” a punning excuse for socializing that takes place at a local watering hole.

From New York Times • Sep. 24, 2021

On some other show, Ted Lasso is like the impossibly sunny colleague, always punning, who refuses to ever have a bad attitude.

From Slate • Sep. 29, 2020

That’s why the show is loaded with so many “adult” elements, the constant punning and pop culture references like Monsterpiece Theater or the Samuel Beckett parody “Waiting for Elmo.”

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell