ironic
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In person, Huang subdues his ironic braggadocio with polite eye contact and rolling belly laughs at his own jokes.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026
That it hasn’t seems ironic, given that the Christian ideal of Jesus is in both word and deed a seeker of justice.
From Salon • Jun. 20, 2026
"There have been reports of collisions and injuries. I saw one a few days ago where somebody had been struck by one of the robots' safety flags, which is a little ironic," he says.
From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026
They act and speak in an ironic, transgressive, extremely online way that is unmistakably a product of that platform.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026
It is ironic that her words should become my own.
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
Vocabulary lists containing ironic
The Giver
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The Catcher in the Rye
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This Week in Words: October 28 - November 2, 2018
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