ironically
Example Sentences
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With fans protesting against the club's board at the start of the game and later ironically cheering Schmeichel making a save, the atmosphere at Parkhead was far from harmonious.
From BBC
Somewhat ironically, Chan attributes the drink’s popularity to a growing contingent of customers who want to cut back on booze.
Its nonexistence is, ironically, the main thing to emerge so far from the document dump.
That rush for safety, ironically, is making consumer stocks a little riskier than normal.
From Barron's
They had to speak German, ironically—the only language they all had in common.
From Literature
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