Examples of 'irony' in a sentence
Meaning of "irony"
irony (noun) - the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect
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- The quality of a statement that, when taken in context, may actually mean something different from, or the opposite of, what is written literally; the use of words expressing something other than their literal intention, often in a humorous context.
- An ironic statement.
- Dramatic irony: a theatrical effect in which the meaning of a situation, or some incongruity in the plot, is understood by the audience, but not by the characters in the play.
- Socratic irony: ignorance feigned for the purpose of confounding or provoking an antagonist.
How to use "irony" in a sentence
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Once again your irony is out of place.
The irony is so thick you could choke on it.
I pointed out the irony to her already.
Irony is put into service to make us believe.
There is a certain irony to our proceedings today.
Irony is the best cure against death.
I was not aware irony had military usage.
Irony is really only hypocrisy with style.
You do realize the irony of that statement.
Irony always bites you in the ankles.
And believe me the irony did not go unnoticed.
The irony of this case does not escape me.
That is the sad irony of the world.
Irony is he was dead long before they came by.
What envenomed irony fate has wrought.
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Irony and spanking in the same story.
There is a poetic irony that we altogether as fugitives.
Irony is the opposite of what is or might be expected.
Hard to miss the irony of this situation.
I thought you would appreciate the irony.
And the irony was we had made it through.
Perhaps he will merely laugh at the irony of it.
I guess irony can be pretty ironic sometimes.
I am gonna take a moment to enjoy the irony.
It is an irony that even you should appreciate.
You will appreciate the irony here.
Adolescent irony can get lost in translation.
God clearly intended a measure of irony here.
Save your irony for another moment.
You must have appreciated the irony.
I was hoping the irony would cheer you up.
Stuffing those sausages without a hint of irony.
Epithets uttered in irony can be repeated in earnest.
You are making fun of me with your irony.
Tragic irony is a special category of dramatic irony.
I fully see the irony of a white guy.
Then you will appreciate the irony.
That is the biblical irony in all this.
There must be a reason beyond cruel irony.
I am just appreciating the irony of our situation.
Hippies with a finely honed sense of irony.
You push the irony too far.
Chuck would have loved the irony.
You will see the irony in a second.
Mike would have dug the irony.
I love the smell of irony in the morning.
We thought you would appreciate the irony.
You do not know the irony behind it.
To this we must add another tragic irony.
This is the supreme irony of the story.
