Sentence examples for used ironically from inspiring English sources

The phrase "Bring Us Together" was used ironically by Democrats when Nixon proposed policies they disagreed with or refused to support.

Now largely used ironically and sarcastically.

"It's a London term," Ms. Prichard said, "that is used ironically in the play.

The word "harmonise" is now widely used ironically by ordinary Chinese to mean suppressing dissent.

As for amazeballs, I'll accept that this one did do the rounds for a bit, but only ever used ironically.

It is one of a number of faintly limp insults that are more often used ironically than in seriousness.

However it is possible to dig this information out of its website, by using — ironically — a third party  text service checker it hosts on the website (buried under multiple sub-menus).

He doesn't idealize or use ironically; he observes, meticulously.

"I used it ironically," he said, "but I'm not sure everyone would get that".

No, even in the pages of The New York Times and The New Yorker, it seems the epithet "virtuous," when applied to an act of personal environmental responsibility, may be used only ironically.

(It is used only ironically now).