poetic justice
Example Sentences
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That it’s a woman who ultimately neutralizes Homelander shielding is a kind of poetic justice.
From Salon • May 24, 2026
If Mazda’s customers rebel, it will amount to poetic justice.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026
It would have been poetic justice if he had won on Sunday, not just playing in a home World Cup but also leading his side - that wasn't meant to be.
From BBC • Nov. 21, 2023
It was poetic justice after what happened with the Dodgers two seasons ago.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2023
Such a conception of tragedy involves a recognition of the blindness of chance that cannot be squared with any theory of poetic justice or theological view of the rewards due to virtue.
From Tragedy by Thorndike, Ashley H.
