poetic justice
Example Sentences
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But among those who have spoken anonymously, some see Huntley's death as poetic justice, a blessing in disguise.
From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026
If Mazda’s customers rebel, it will amount to poetic justice.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026
What poetic justice it would be if the Knicks had to end up rehiring Tom Thibodeau and have to give him more money and more authority?
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 14, 2025
It's poetic justice that they get to be first in line to start holding him accountable.
From Salon • Apr. 4, 2023
As a matter of fact, in practically every short and completed story of the kind we choose for children the end is precipitated and adjusted by the operation of poetic justice.
From Literature in the Elementary School by MacClintock, Porter Lander
