irony
Example Sentences
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The irony, of course, is that Elmo’s defining trait is that he likes everyone.
From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026
It is a piece of historical irony that Copley’s portrait lay unregarded for more than a century in the attic of one of Revere’s descendants.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
The palace added: "With her childlike perspective, her irony, her tenderness, and her inner demons, the author created a deeply moving world with which readers identified."
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
The irony, of course, is Arnold has done his best to expunge his own personal history.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
We did, though, see the funny side of it even then, so that when someone pointed and said: “Oh look, one of Steve’s magazines,” they did it with a bit of irony.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
Vocabulary lists containing irony
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