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ironically

[ UK /a‍ɪɹˈɒnɪkli/ ]
[ US /aɪˈɹɑnɪkɫi/ ]
ADVERB
  1. contrary to plan or expectation
    ironically, he ended up losing money under his own plan
  2. in an ironic manner
    she began to mimic him ironically

How To Use ironically In A Sentence

  • Classmates at West Point had ironically dubbed him Beauty.
  • Ironically, the action is over a short story concerning a previous libel action.
  • Ironically this was in a whinge about grammar schools. Times, Sunday Times
  • Ironically, the fire was the indirect result of a new environmental consciousness. The American Nation: A History of the United States to 1877
  • LIZZIE: ( ironically ) With five thousand a year, would not matter if he warts and a leer.
  • Ironically, this doesn't involve her first lover but instead, her best friend, the girl with whom she chose to make the all-important journey into adulthood with. Kate Monro: The Devastatingly Short Virginity Loss Story
  • Ironically, despite a global reversal in the world's financial fortunes, the ultrarich continue to grow (grotesquely) richer. Times, Sunday Times
  • The last time I'd been in Hoch, ironically enough, we had dropped acid and gone to a showing of Fantasia.
  • Ironically enough, debate continues over the division of labor and the artist responsible for the design of the central panel.
  • It may, ironically, be the biggest flaw in his argument. Times, Sunday Times
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