ironic
Example Sentences
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‘It feels ironic to ask for privacy during this time,’ they said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
Their total ineptitude—120 losses out of 161 games in 1962, their first season—helped make them ironic underdog heroes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
Ann Thorpe, an auctioneer at Dartmoor Auctions, said: "I think you do sometimes get ironic buys, you know, and things like people's secret Santa presents and that kind of thing."
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
Its use against Anthropic is ironic, since it has been harsher toward China than many in Silicon Valley, barring access to its chatbot, Claude, from anyone in China.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
It was ironic that given his communication difficulties, Donald functioned as a human telegraph, relaying messages up and down the coast.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
Vocabulary lists containing ironic
The Giver
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