Sentence examples for and ironically from inspiring English sources

The phrase "and ironically" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to introduce a statement that contrasts with what is expected or to highlight a situation that is contrary to what one would assume.
Example: "She was late to her own wedding, and ironically, she was the one who insisted on starting the ceremony on time."
Alternatives: "and amusingly" or "and paradoxically".

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His level of dedication is both severely ironic and ironically severe.

Janet McTeer's Merteuil turns gracefully and ironically.

And, ironically, all the more hated because of it.

And ironically, the solution may be more fire, not less.

But it works literally and ironically at the same time".

Showing-off has never been easier and, ironically, more celebrated.

Complexity is a very diversified and branched subject and, ironically, is itself quite complex.

Rather than reducing doubt, checking fosters doubt and ironically increases meta-memory problems.

Resource constraints, career incentives, and, ironically, collective action problems among researchers currently limit adoption of these strategies.

The looser use of irony and ironically, to mean an incongruous turn of events, is trite.

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