This page is a list of sentences that involve homonyms/heteronyms.

heteronym  n.
a word with the same spelling as another or others, but with different meaning and pronunciation (Ex.: tear, a drop of water from the eye, and tear, to rip)

homonym  n.
a word with the same pronunciation as another but with a different meaning, origin, and, usually, spelling (Ex.: bore and boar); homophone
We must polish the Polish furniture.

He could
lead if he would get the lead out.

The farm was used to
produce produce.

The dump was so full that it had to
refuse more refuse.

The solider decided to
desert his dessert in the desert.

The
present is a good time to present the present.

A
bass was painted on the head of a bass drum.

The
dove dove into the bushes.

I did not
object to the object.

The insurance for the
invalid was invalid.

The bandage was
wound around the wound.

There was a
row among the oarsmen about how to row.

The buck
does funny things when the does are present.

They sent a
sewer to mend the hole in the sewer line.

To help with the planting, the farmer taught the
sow to sow.

The
wind was too strong to wind the sail.

After a
number of injections, my jaw got number.

Upon seeing the
tear in my shirt, I shed a tear.

I had to
subject the subject to a series of tests.

I spent last
evening evening out the pile.

How can I
intimate this to my intimate friends?

I must
record the record in the book.

The
two year old said that she wanted to go too.

Her
clothes were to close to the door to close it.
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