Example sentences for: puns

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

  • Inventive puns and coded metaphors abound, and new words, phrases, and grammatical twists surface each year.

  • Short essays on verbs of action, puns, slang (we are told that wimp was popular during the 1960s and '70s, p.

  • In 1781, it was claimed in the Gentleman's Magazine that A man who could make so vile a pun would not scruple to pick a pocket, so who dares to deny that puns are so called because they are punishable?

  • The screen is packed with puns for the eye and teasers for the brain.

  • "Don't be a BoneHead," puns the chyron at the end of the spot, humorously encouraging its target market to reach for a condom.


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