irony
Example Sentences
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Irony alert: Dr. Prasad is a fan of single-payer healthcare.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026
Irony of ironies: Authors and artists have accused OpenAI of stealing their content to ‘train’ its bots -- but now OpenAI is accusing a Chinese company of stealing its content to train its bots.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2025
Irony alert: The outcome would almost certainly have been different if Allison Eid were still on the court.
From Washington Times • Dec. 20, 2023
Irony suffuses each and every interaction, to the point that it’s nearly impossible to tell when something, or someone, is sincere.
From Washington Post • Apr. 17, 2023
"What? Don't you know about Irony and Pity?"
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
Vocabulary lists containing irony
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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Literary Devices & Figures of Speech - Introductory
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