irony

Example Sentences

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“In this irony of ironies, when we could all be reunited in our homeland for the first time in 44 years, I wasn’t invited.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

The irony of the current crisis is not lost on Dimuthu, who lives in the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

"The irony is now we're just studying a regular comet and it crumbles in front of our eyes," said principal investigator Dennis Bodewits, also a professor in Auburn University's Department of Physics.

From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026

"There are several layers of irony," remarked Erwan Lagadec of George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

This is the irony of the Mona Lisa.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day