Double Entendre in a Sentence  ðŸ”Š

Definition of Double Entendre

a term or phrase that has more than one definition with one of them being indecent

Examples of Double Entendre in a sentence

A joke was fashioned from the use of a double entendre by mistaking a pirate’s treasure of booty with a body part.  ðŸ”Š

When the teacher said a word that had a double entendre, laughing could be heard from the back of the room since the kids took what she said as an inappropriate remark.  ðŸ”Š

Once the minister innocently stated the sentence with the double entendre during his sermon, he turned bright red from embarrassment for using a word that had a risqué meaning.  ðŸ”Š

When the double entendre was explained to the old lady, she realized that she said a phrase meaning one thing but it was believed to mean something less proper.  ðŸ”Š

Nobody laughed at the man’s corny pun, but everyone chuckled loudly at the double entendre of saying balls to mean basketballs.  ðŸ”Š

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