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Discover LudwigThe phrase "sobering irony" is correct and can be used in written English
It is typically used to describe a situation where there is a particularly serious or unexpected irony. Example: The wealthy businessman preached about the importance of saving money, only to be caught embezzling funds from his own company. It was a sobering irony that exposed his hypocrisy.
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The sobering irony?
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This study of vanity and denial shifts in tone from horrific irony to sobering pathos in the space of a few pages.That shape-shifting quality is Grossman's speciality.
And sobering.
These are sober achievements for sobering times.
It is sobering reading.
Certainly, it's sobering.
His conclusions were sobering.
That conclusion is sobering.
It's all sobering.
The diagnosis was sobering.
It's sobering".
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

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CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com