Definition of Irony

a state of affairs that is contrary to what is expected and is therefore amusing.

Examples of Irony in a sentence

The irony of the situation is that Frank wanted to scare his little sister, but she ended up scaring him instead.  🔊

The irony of the situation is that Amy died right after she killed her husband for his insurance money.  🔊

There is a great irony to the adventurer’s fate, as he was searching for eternal youth only to die at an extremely young age.  🔊

Because I could not detect any irony in Jason’s tone, I knew he was serious.  🔊

By having his main character behave in the opposite manner of a normal man, the playwright gave a great example of irony.  🔊

I told my daughter that defining her bad behavior as a form of irony was not going to get her out of trouble.  🔊

If you want me to understand the irony in your joke, you will have to explain it to me.  🔊

The irony was the entire arrest could have been avoided if Julie had simply paid the ten dollar fine.  🔊

One cannot deny the irony of Americans detesting imperialism despite their very imperialistic origins.  🔊

In an irony of war, the soldiers destroyed the country they were supposed to save.  🔊

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