Used in a Sentence

ironically

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for ironically.

Editorial note

Distribution channels are more varied now; they're more inclusive and perhaps (ironically?) less conducive to middle class salaries.

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

(manner) In an ironic manner; in a way displaying irony.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of ironically gathered in one view.

adverb

(manner) In an ironic manner; in a way displaying irony.

adverb

(evaluative) Used to draw attention to an ironic aspect of a situation being described.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for ironically.

adverb

(manner) In an ironic manner; in a way displaying irony.

adverb

(evaluative) Used to draw attention to an ironic aspect of a situation being described.

Example sentences

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Distribution channels are more varied now; they're more inclusive and perhaps (ironically?) less conducive to middle class salaries.

2

I had to stop reading (ironically) Mark Bauerlein's The Dumbest Generation because it was literally giving me panic attacks.

3

It's even been submitted on this website before, which is ironically where I found it in the first place.

4

Joe Rogan's announcing on that fight was also, ironically, perfect.

5

My best friend there had left, ironically inspired by me (or so he had claimed) to leave his country and pursue his dreams abroad, in Australia.

6

From what I've seen, it's generally meant to be read ironically.

7

(MSX was ironically more popular in Asia than America where it was built by Microsoft).

8

Can I ask you to elaborate more (perhaps we should switch to email, or, ironically, Firefox Hello?) on what sorts of decisions bother you, and which are non-issues?

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Even companies that should know better, like AirBNB have had issues in the past (can't comment now because I haven't looked in a few months.) Ironically if your company is data driven and doing a lot of front end testing, your winning design that converts users in to app installs may be doing just so because it is broken.

Quote examples

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Somewhat ironically, it actually has the opposite effect: The "Do not track" boolean contributes to your digital fingerprint.

2

Ironically when we visited one (in Chicago) there were quite a few corporate "outposts" there with large companies like IBM.

Proper noun examples

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Ironically, the NYT is banned by the great firewall here in China.

2

Ironically the lack of real difference of opinion in SF is what enhanced the failure of the city.

3

Ironically, one of my final projects was a personal organizer/notepad in C# that was going to be awesome...

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use ironically in a sentence?

Distribution channels are more varied now; they're more inclusive and perhaps (ironically?) less conducive to middle class salaries.

What does ironically mean?

(manner) In an ironic manner; in a way displaying irony.

What part of speech is ironically?

ironically is commonly used as adverb.