ironic
Example Sentences
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Ironic coincidence: Detective Raven was himself a major proponent of the Mercy program.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026
Ironic, then, that Jay Kelly is obsessed with a dessert equally as simple and beloved as the film bearing his name — or, at least, he was.
From Salon • Oct. 2, 2025
The standout moment came during Ironic - a song that, ironically, misunderstands the concept of irony - when 10,000 fans held up spoons.
From BBC • Jun. 27, 2025
“I very much need this money right now, and I’m going to use it to pay for three months of health insurance. Ironic, don’t you think?”
From Slate • Oct. 25, 2024
Ironic to sit there with my sister, the two of us talking about my mother—right there in the room with us—as if she wasn’t there.
From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes
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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