ironic

Example Sentences

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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

He feels it is "quite ironic" that the CMA would design a remedy that would potentially push large volumes of income to two of these businesses.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

I thought how ironic it was that Jake’s telescope could see stars a million light-years away, but not the town it was in.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam