ironic
Example Sentences
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Australia initially disinvited its choice, artist Khaled Sabsabi, for including a Hezbollah leader in one of his ironic video works created years ago—but reinvited him after a national outcry.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
It’s ironic that one of the country’s leading AI companies is casting doubt on AI, but that is how the Alex Karp-led company rolls.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
It frightens me how painfully ironic it feels to cover a film about my industry’s demise when it was “The Devil Wears Prada” that pointed me here in the first place.
From Salon • May 1, 2026
It’s ironic that many A.I. overlords are so obsessed with taste lately, lurking at Prada shows and Vanity Fair parties.
From Slate • Apr. 23, 2026
At first I wondered if that was because I didn't know the meaning of ironic.
From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg
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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