ironic
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That wryly ironic, quietly devastating and now-famous monologue, scored with Iggy Pop’s mad rush of a punk anthem, “Lust for Life,” sets off a cinematic whirlwind.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
How ironic that Hamilton should finish behind Antonelli - but what is going on with Ferrari?
From BBC • May 26, 2026
It also may have been his own ironic interpretation of the unwritten Cannes rule that men should be "en smoking" -- the French term for a black-tie dress suit.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
And if so, what does that mean for the future of ironic political commentary in the United States?
From Salon • May 19, 2026
Penelope found this an ironic remark, coming from Lord Fredrick, but it was hardly her place to say so.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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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