Sentences with phrase «of irony»

There's a sense of irony in this room that suggests the owner is taking his or her good fortune with a pinch of salt.

There is a bit of irony in your criticism of science while simultaneously using the internet, a computer, electricity, etc. to do so.

«There's a bit of an irony here, a little bit of hypocrisy here, and I can't predict where it's going to go right now,» he said.

There are those who have found a hint of irony in the statements already.

He hasn't yet noticed the irony of irony, that a two - edged sword gets blunt so quickly.

Yet in a cruel twist of irony, I've always been drawn to crafts and enjoy the idea of them immensely.

With a trace of irony given the government's spending cuts programme, government and other services showed the strongest expansion, with output rising 0.4 %.

The presence of actors who actively transform their screen personas adds a further layer of irony.

Some of the statements on this are so full of irony and hypocrisy I want to cry.

Sure, but only with a healthy dose of irony.

«Yes, I'm aware of the irony,» she says.

How does she respond to this criticism, given her apparent lack of irony and self - awareness?

There are a couple of levels of irony in there.

You might care to think of who he works for before seeing a degree of irony in the whole sorry saga.

I think there's some kind of irony there.

However, there's an element of irony in their name, as the main gold reserve was not found on his property, but on the opposite side of the river.

Our age of irony has its dangers — irony can be useful for stripping away nonsense, but not for making sense of things.

Sometimes the phrase «Christian love» has an unintended sense of irony about it.

He made it possible to think of irony apart from nuance.

Based on this definition, can you find three examples of irony in the novel?

It is the height of irony that she put so much energy into giving sales representatives the right to vote, and yet so few exercise that right.

On view are works in photography, sculpture, and design, characterized by the artist's signature note of irony.

At the end he adds a «conclusion» which is actually an extraordinarily thoughtful reflection on whether the theme of irony has succeeded in holding the narrative together.

On the track, though, it's less resolved, which is something of an irony.

With its distinct absence of irony and little going on under the surface, the film makes for a hollow viewing experience, saved in part by its charismatic cast.

In this last example it is impossible to miss the tone of irony, and this is something which is often present — more often than the casual reader might suppose.

His remark is slightly humorous because of the irony of casting doubt on his own calculation.

There is a great deal of irony involved with me reviewing this game.

Two points of irony in all of this....

I will always remember the day I discovered the concept of irony — not the word; that would come much later.

And then charity becomes their thing, again with no sense of irony at all.

There is a measure of irony in the government's interest in cryptocurrencies.

The motif of irony does not quite do that.

But here is a bit of irony for you anyway.

The answer is without an ounce of irony or self - consciousness.

But, if it brings people to a better understanding and appreciation of irony, then there may be hope for us after all.

A quick image search will reveal the universe of irony marks.

In a twist of irony today, my concerns are still valid today as they were when I first launched buyer personas.

Moreover, those engaged in such conflicts do well to cultivate habits of irony and intellectual humility.

It is as if, in the end, his sense of irony wins out over his liberal sentiments, and he does not want to get involved.

I never tire of the irony and hypocrisy of people attacking someone b / c they «attacked» someone else.

Just do your best and hope you won't suffer the same overdose of irony down the road.

What I've tried to do is to smash the glass wall of irony and show things for what they are.

I don't like it at all but feel more like laughing then being sad it's the top of irony.