Sentence examples for an example of irony from inspiring English sources

Is that an example of irony?

I once had a Jesuit English teacher who asked for an example of irony.

The title, uncomfortably pejorative in English, might best be excused as an example of Swiss irony.

In her program note, Ms. Elliott, who was born in 1992, explained that the monologue was an example of "dramatic irony at its most blind and depraved".

The audience is aware of Harold's situation long before he is, an example of dramatic irony, as we learn from Jules Hilbert Dustin Hoffmann), the English professor Harold turns to for help.

The surprise ending of an O. Henry short story is also an example of dramatic irony, as is the more subtly achieved effect of Anton Chekhov's story "Lady with the Dog," in which an accomplished Don Juan engages in a routine flirtation only to find himself seduced into a passionate lifelong commitment to a woman who is no different from all the others.

She gives as an example of the "pervasiveness" of irony an ad "that calls itself an ad, makes fun of its own format, and attempts to lure its target market to laugh at and with it".

Regular watchers of Derby will appreciate that neat example of irony.

I mean, the guy is reviled by some people, but to me he is the ultimate example of irony".

The irony is that coated paper is an example of an unusually well-functioning market.

"The Variable" was a great example of tragic irony.