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Ironies is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

Rare word

Ironies in a sentence

Ironies meaning

plural of irony

Using Ironies

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of irony
  • In the example corpus, ironies often appears in combinations such as: ironies of, the ironies, ironies and.

Context around Ironies

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 8 start, 8 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations

Often before:

two 2× best 1× glib 1× great 1× big 1× multiple 1× political 1× painful 1× beautiful 1× paradoxical 1×

Sentence patterns with Ironies

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

are multiple ironies here since 1× are other ironies out there 1× employing glib ironies to mock 1× great political ironies 1× idiosyncrasies and ironies of french 1× irony of ironies about starmer 1× most painful ironies of the 1× of the ironies of the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

at times though 1× clearly there are 1× he continued one 1× indonesia is one 1× koo nimo songs 1× of course one 1×

Common sentence endings:

after a breakup 1× fence ha ha 1× for mrs thatcher 1× great political ironies 1× had a success 1× idea of openness 1×

Words around Ironies

Just before it in the word index:

ironically 719 ironical 9 ironic 392 ironhorse 2 ironhide 2 ironheart 7

Just after it in the word index:

ironing 78 ironman 112 ironmen 11 ironmonger 3 ironmongery 3 ironnet 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

actinium 41 adherent 41 adipose 41 adventuring 41 adversities 41 aeon 41

Corpus analysis for Ironies

  • In this selection, "ironies" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 21.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, two, best and glib stand out and add context to how "ironies" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include are multiple ironies here since and are other ironies out there. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "ironies" sits close to words such as actinium, adherent and adipose, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with ironies

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Two ironies in this move. (5 words)

There are other ironies out there. (6 words)

This sequence of events is beset with two ironies. (9 words)

Longer example sentences

These paradoxical ironies do not only manifest themselves in the relationships between our rich mineral resources and abject poverty, but even extend to the violence and corruption that seems to have infested our country, right through its social fabric. (39 words)

Of course, one of the big ironies of the original is that the so-called replicants are the most human characters in the story, though exactly how much they feel is "real" or just programmed is another question. (38 words)

He continued: “One of the great ironies of the whole situation of where we are at, is that the party that has tried the hardest to change the Brexit profile of its support has succeeded the least. (37 words)

Exclamation examples

Clearly, there are multiple ironies here, since even the narrator is forced to confess this is a stone wall, not a rail fence, Ha-Ha! (25 words)

Example sentences (20)

Here we come to the irony of ironies about Starmer’s sudden enthusiasm for Mrs Thatcher.

One of the film’s best ironies is learning that MMT’s public spokeswoman wasn’t initially a supporter of MMT.

At times, though, Lenderman is as predictable as a political cartoonist, employing glib ironies to mock smartwatches and guys who rent Ferraris after a breakup.

He continued: “One of the great ironies of the whole situation of where we are at, is that the party that has tried the hardest to change the Brexit profile of its support has succeeded the least.

While she is reluctant to be drawn on politics, she finds the “idiosyncrasies and ironies” of French political drama more interesting than those back home.

Koo Nimo'songs are full of instances of the ironies we meet in our daily lives.

Of course, one of the big ironies of the original is that the so-called replicants are the most human characters in the story, though exactly how much they feel is "real" or just programmed is another question.

There are other ironies out there.

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Two ironies in this move.

Clearly, there are multiple ironies here, since even the narrator is forced to confess this is a stone wall, not a rail fence, Ha-Ha!

Indonesia is one of the world’s great political ironies.

It’s one of the most painful ironies of the beauty game – to put extraordinary amounts of effort into physical selves and make it look effortless.

One of the beautiful ironies of the government shutdown is that it affects the US Coastguard.

One of the ironies of the self-improvement movement, as I wrote last week, is that too frequently it promotes a rather brittle and narrow idea of openness.

One of the ironies of this is that Kik didn't need the money from the ICO, it already had loads of venture capital money.

One of the ironies that experts pointed out was that in failure, Trump may actually have had a success.

The movie’s much-watched red-band trailer traded on its ironies.

These paradoxical ironies do not only manifest themselves in the relationships between our rich mineral resources and abject poverty, but even extend to the violence and corruption that seems to have infested our country, right through its social fabric.

They continue to laugh and love, and wonder at the world around them: at the beauty, the people and the inevitable ironies of life.

This sequence of events is beset with two ironies.

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Common combinations with ironies

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "ironies" in a sentence?
An example: "Here we come to the irony of ironies about Starmer’s sudden enthusiasm for Mrs Thatcher." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "ironies" from authentic English texts.
What does "ironies" mean?
Ironies means: plural of irony
How many example sentences with "ironies" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "ironies", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.