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Example sentences for: irony

How can you use “irony” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

… An article earnestly questions whether irony is eroding the national character of post-imperial England: "In the days of yore British superiority was proven by force of arms.
Hence the cruel irony facing Clinton and, to a lesser extent, Dole: From nature's point of view, a central purpose of pursuing status is to convert it into sex.
The miracle of the film, which is based on a memoir by the real "Brasco," Joseph D. Pistone (in collaboration with Richard Woodley), is that with so many layers of irony, it's so emotionally pure--and so wrenching.
He adds a further layer of irony by taking his cameras to Brooklyn's Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood, where a zombielike TV newsman (played by Lee) interviews African-Americans about Son of Sam for a feature called "The Dark Perspective."
Which brings us to the irony of dentistry's comeback: Just as patients love the dental care they should suspect, they resent the care they should appreciate.