irony
noun
the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning.
ironies
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pluralof irony.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Writing in The Times, Beard bemoaned that the poem's "erotic puzzles, the teasing ironies, the intriguing questions about truth and falsehood" had been replaced with "a rather ponderous Hollywood message about civilisational decline".
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
And herein lies one of the central ironies of the Windsor story today: Those who have worked with Harry in the U.S. say he would have also made a great working royal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026
If that’s even 10 percent true, it has to rank as one of the cruelest historical ironies imaginable.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2025
Irony of ironies: Authors and artists have accused OpenAI of stealing their content to ‘train’ its bots -- but now OpenAI is accusing a Chinese company of stealing its content to train its bots.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2025
His ironies, and these ins and outs of a border-dispute with Orgoreyn, were of no interest to me.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
