Sentence examples for dual meaning from inspiring English sources

This would mean embracing the reality of dual (meaning ambiguous) sovereignty, shared between emperor and princes then, between Brussels and member states now.

But there could be a dual meaning.

Schoßgebete's title has dual meaning in German.

Working with people has a dual meaning in KGB jargon.

The title of this novel, "Restoration," has a dual meaning.

There is a dual meaning in this subtitle.

Words, inflections, rhythms, dual meanings, and interpretations were the toys in Ray's "sandbox".

Reduce the risk by stripping your sentences of words and phrases that could have dual meanings, even if the result sounds stilted.

By the end of an evening in his company, you'll doubt there are any expressions in the English language that he couldn't invert, subvert or mine for deeply buried dual meanings.

There's an ambivalence that surrounds companies like Uber and Airbnb, and I think this question over their identity – and the dual meanings of the word "upstart" – gets to the heart of it.

In his book "The Things They Carried," Tim O'Brien talks about the dual meanings of the word "carry" – he uses this extended metaphor throughout the book, that people carry both tangible and intangible items throughout their lives.