Explore Ironic through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like ironical or dry. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Ironic meaning
- Characterized by or constituting (any kind of) irony.
- Odd or coincidental; strange.
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Using Ironic
- The main meaning on this page is: Characterized by or constituting (any kind of) irony. | Characterized by or constituting (any kind of) irony. | Odd or coincidental; strange.
- Useful related words include: ironical, dry, wry, humorous.
- Possible Dutch translations are: ironisch.
- In the example corpus, ironic often appears in combinations such as: ironic that, is ironic, an ironic.
Context around Ironic
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 10 start, 7 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Ironic
- In this selection, "ironic" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, almost, semi, particularly, tag, phobia and part stand out and add context to how "ironic" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and the ironic part about and belated semi ironic love it. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "ironic" sits close to words such as aspen, charismatic and compassionate, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with ironic
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
I don't know if that was planned or just ironic happenstance. (12 words)
The ironic tag gets misused so often that it is almost ironic in itself. (14 words)
And then came the most bitter and ironic failure for Staley and his defense. (14 words)
But given that we, as a nation, seem to be in a better place with it nowadays, and the fact that Chris and Gemma hail from host city Liverpool, I say it’s time to give this song the belated, semi-ironic love it deserves. (45 words)
If that is the case, then some party members who failed candidate vetting on the grounds of lack of knowledge of SNP policy will surely draw some ironic comfort that their lack is shared by the candidates for the leadership of our party. (43 words)
In light of the privacy provision’s central importance today to protecting the right to abortion, it’s highly ironic that the original wording of the amendment referred only to men, and news accounts of the proposal said nothing about abortion. (41 words)
Example sentences (20)
It is Ironic that Green Bay was responsible for the decision that Players should be Ejected from the game for violent plays and ironic that the Referees did not even follow that ruling.
The ironic tag gets misused so often that it is almost ironic in itself.
A convicted murderer who stalked a woman after being released from jail claimed to have an ironic phobia whilst in prison and also complained about the number of female jury members in his trial.
And I just thought that was ironic and tragic at the same time, and certainly not a lasting solution to the feminist thing.
And isn’t it ironic that the first time I actually pay someone, they try to send me to jail.
And the ironic part about his admission is that he did not lie in the first place.
And then came the most bitter and ironic failure for Staley and his defense.
At the end of the movie, there was even quite a bit of applause, though I don’t know how much of it was genuine and appreciative and how much of it ironic and embittered.
But given that we, as a nation, seem to be in a better place with it nowadays, and the fact that Chris and Gemma hail from host city Liverpool, I say it’s time to give this song the belated, semi-ironic love it deserves.
Falcon's tactical mind allows him to outthink the killing machine, which is ironic considering the supposed size of M.O.D.O.K.'s brain.
He admits that he's not much of an actor, which is ironic given the Shakespearean thespian playing him.
How ironic that our own liberals and leftists could end up on his team because they refuse to accept that jihadism is terrorism.
How ironic that the Honolulu City Council recently established the Oahu Historic Sites Commission.
I asked if it was ironic to justify a course on the NSL as being for student safety, when the NSL itself was the cause of danger.
I don't know if that was planned or just ironic happenstance.
I find it particularly ironic that latter-day progressives in Massachusetts, California, and other blue states were among the first to push for legalization, given that their Progressive forefathers were also the first to criminalize weed.
If that is the case, then some party members who failed candidate vetting on the grounds of lack of knowledge of SNP policy will surely draw some ironic comfort that their lack is shared by the candidates for the leadership of our party.
In an ironic turn, a Channel 4 from January revealed that many Ukrainians are also dissatisfied with their situation in Britain, with some stating that they were concerned by the high level of diversity in the UK.
In an ironic twist, one of Aaron’s most recent jobs was helping to build Government-funded modular units.
In light of the privacy provision’s central importance today to protecting the right to abortion, it’s highly ironic that the original wording of the amendment referred only to men, and news accounts of the proposal said nothing about abortion.
Common combinations with ironic
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- ironic that 50×
- is ironic 28×
- an ironic 22×
- it ironic 15×
- the ironic 14×
- how ironic 10×
- ironic twist 9×
- ironic and 8×
- ironic given 8×
- and ironic 7×