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ironic

[ahy-ron-ik] / aɪˈrɒn ɪk /


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So when he duly exclaims “I’ve got it all,” you can practically hear the anvil of ironic doom shifting into position above his head.

From The Wall Street Journal

It seems decreasingly ironic the more we hear it.

From The Wall Street Journal

That Lightning & Thunder peaked when Gen Xers were ascendant makes you yearn for Brewer to grapple with how much of their fan base was ironic.

From Los Angeles Times

The ironic culmination to the story: iRobot will now be taken over by its Chinese contract manufacturer Picea, which also makes competing household devices.

From The Wall Street Journal

As she pauses to reminisce, I realize the setting, an antique store called Yesterday’s Keepsakes, is almost too ironic.

From Salon