Examples of 'ironies' in a sentence

Meaning of "ironies"

Irony is a literary device characterized by expressions of meaning that typically signify the opposite. The phrase is used in literary analysis or casual conversation to describe a specific type of rhetorical effect
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  • plural of irony

How to use "ironies" in a sentence

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I do not tolerate ironies about the dribble.
The ironies of history are cruel and remorseless.
That was one of the ironies of the process.
Smaller government would have no such ironies.
It is one of those ironies of history that fascinate me.
I am just tired to hold his macho ironies.
All the ironies are compacted in the answer.
This is one of the bitterest ironies of history.
But such ironies cut in several directions.
We live through these ironies and dilemmas.
He was scoring high as he attacked our ironies.
Then there are other ironies at work too.
Nor do they understand colloquial expressions or ironies.
There are some terrible ironies in this system.
It would also hold certain historical ironies.

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It looks at tensions and ironies between family members.
But that celebration obscures several ironies.
The apocalyptic ironies never cease.
Her life embodied two great ironies.
There are two ironies in all this.
And therein lies the greatest of ironies.
Life is full of ironies and paradoxes.
The chapter is also filled with ironies.
Remember that ironies are not rare in certain cases.
His retirement resulted in two great ironies.
Here is one of those ironies so often encountered in life.
The next day was a day full of ironies.
Some ironies of the story are well known too.
Surely one of the fundamental ironies of censorship.
The ironies could hardly be richer.
We have known ironies and insults.
The ironies and hypocrisies abounded.
There are dual ironies at play here.
Life is full of these little ironies.
The ironies just keep on coming.
Life is full of ironies such as that.
I can not help lingering on ironies.
I suppose some ironies are harder to detect than others.
Old age is a wonderful source of ironies if nothing else.
Certain ironies and anomalies marked the proceedings.
Life is full of lovely little ironies.
From here the ironies only get richer.
Perhaps there would be smaller ironies.
This is one of the supreme ironies of what we were able to do.
Whether or not it can connect with regional ironies.
Note the two crucial ironies of this clash.
That possibility holds deep ironies.
Look at the ironies of life.
You have to appreciate such ironies.
But there were deep ironies and contradictions in his thoughts.

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