irony
Example Sentences
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That is the irony of China’s robot push: The more successful it becomes, the more likely foreign governments are to restrict it.
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
It is hard not to see the irony in some of their complaints.
From Slate • May 26, 2026
This last point is the biggest irony of all this.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
The irony of a player from Northern Ireland being used as motivation will not be lost.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
I laughed maniacally for ten minutes at this irony: that having sacrificed my family to my education, I might lose that, also.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
Vocabulary lists containing irony
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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Literary Devices & Figures of Speech - Introductory
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