sense of irony

collocation in English

meaningsofsenseandirony

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sense
noun
uk
/sens/us
/sens/
an ability to understand, recognize, value, or react to something, especially any of the five physical abilities to see, hear, smell, taste, ...
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irony
noun[U]
uk
/ˈaɪ.rə.ni/us
/ˈaɪ.rə.ni/
a situation in which something which was intended to have a particular result has the opposite or a very ...
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(Definition ofsenseandironyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsense of irony

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With a characteristicsenseofirony, he used the example of the controversial needle exchange proposals.
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Farjeon, however, had not worked through his solutions that deeply nor had he a keensenseofirony.
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The latter was often applied in the public forum not so much to embarrass a colleague, but to affirm his own pedigree andsenseofirony.
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I am sure that she used the word "clarification" with asenseofirony.
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She must also have a keensenseofirony!
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I mean that with a slightsenseofironybut, equally, totally genuinely.
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Therefore, there is somesenseofironyin the whole argument.
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It is written with a finesenseofirony.
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I am struck by thesenseofironyand the role reversal—perhaps that will develop further as the evening progresses.
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I stand here, in any case, with the requisitesenseofirony.
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I wish to some extent that the document had been drawn up with a slightsenseofirony.
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I find a certainsenseofironyin the situation.
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Calvin has a wide vocabulary and an advancedsenseofirony.
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In the 1950s and '60s he lent his impeccable style and hissenseofironyto television as well.
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He also demands that one know a bit about world culture, history and politics and have the wit to appreciate hissenseofirony.
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This came about with asenseofironydue to the hat's rural or blue collar association and typically older demographic.
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Hissenseofironyhas been bouncing off her level, unassuming faade for years.
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Her work is characterized by her feminism, an eye for detail, and asenseofirony.
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Sometimes it mocks its own seriousness, but its mostly fresh, with asenseofirony.
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He was known as a jovial man, with a sharp wit and strongsenseofirony.
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