Example sentences for: double-entendres

How can you use “double-entendres” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Roger Ebert calls it a "splendid comic thriller" (the Chicago Sun-Times ). The chases are inventive (skis, powerboats), the double-entendres apt (secretary asks Bond if he'd like to "check her figures"), the women beautiful (Denise Richards and Sophie Marceau), and the plot irrelevant (something about oil pipelines).

  • While sophisticated double-entendres are permitted, single-entendres are preferred.

  • McLaughlin's most laughable observation: Delight in double-entendres is a largely contemporary fascination.


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