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

One ironic beneficiary of Starlink’s success is telecom mogul Charlie Ergen, who has used regulatory arbitrage to save his failed broadband bet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

We can see Houghton’s play in these moments, but then Alloway’s cheeky pop sensibility intervenes, the arch artificiality and ironic tone draining the emotional impact.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Ann Thorpe, an auctioneer at Dartmoor Auctions, said "I think you do sometimes get ironic buys. Things like people's secret Santa presents and that kind of thing."

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

I knew they were special from their jeans and T-shirts, their knowing, ironic looks when obscure works of literature were referred to.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez