"Great irony" refers to a situation that is unexpected or contradictory, often with humorous or surprising elements. It highlights a discrepancy between what is expected to happen and what actually happens.
Sentences with «great irony»
I have always found great irony in this type of alienation. (divorce.com)
There are moments of great irony here, too — as when a native named Hikuc (Arthur Redcloud), who helps Glass, because he too has lost his family, comes to an ignominious end — that help Iñárritu build to a conclusion that twists everything we've seen Glass endure into an even more poetic bit of frontier justice. (eclipsemagazine.com)
It'd be an even greater irony if Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity helped. (nymag.com)