Sentence examples for humorous irony from inspiring English sources

"So there was a very humorous irony there," Mr. Harris said, "but there was also a deeper irony in the fact that we were a serious presidential campaign, allowing them to partake of this irony".

We're filing this one under "cruel, humorous irony".

(Place over-exaggerated, sarcastic emphasis on "have" as if doing so is a chore. This will give some humorous irony to your statement and may make her laugh).

I find the irony almost humorous in Mr. Meekhof's use of terms such as "11th-hour desperation tactics" and "burning the midnight oil," when they so perfectly describe the actions taken by the Republican Party in enacting "Right to Work" in Michigan.

Her irony was not humorous but caustic and intended to undermine the assumptions of the society she portrayed.

Imagine him saying those words to his Statesman interrogator Jemima Khan: nasal irony, dry delivery, audibly humorous intent.

There is the same minutely close observation of the social dynamics of family life, the same apparent disregard for conventional narrative structure, the same teasing hints that the fictional narrator is a persona for the real author, the same delicate balance of sentiment and irony, and the same humorous running commentary on the activities of writing and reading.

The lawyer's point is humorous, but it captures a key irony: After years seeking to distance himself from his race, Simpson was a very unlikely repository for its hope.

Despite increasingly unfair shares of health setbacks, Inge never lost her zest and talents for humorous takes on life's vicissitudes and ironies.

Irony is masterly employed, with both humorous and ominous results.

The favourable reception given to the opera may, according to critic Donald Jay Grout, owe much to Grimani's work in which "irony, deception and intrigue pervade the humorous escapades of its well-defined characters".