Ironically it is war that has brought a great many useful inventions into being.
Source: tatoeba (317839)
Ironically
/aɪˈɹɒnɪkli/
Synonyms for "ironically" (27 found)
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Adverb(12 words)
Noun(1 words)
tongue in cheek
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4 entriesdiscourse adverbdiscourse markermanner adverbstance adverb
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10 entriesCollocations
6 entriesdramatic ironyirony of fatelinguistic ironysituational ironystructural ironyverbal irony
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4 entriesSample sentences
12 total sentences available.
Ironically, that old grammar rule that says "never end a sentence with a preposition" does just that!
Source: tatoeba (546934)
There are certain expressions which are now only used ironically.
Source: tatoeba (1992203)
Ironically, one of these Turks would become the sultan Osman I, who founded the Ottoman Empire in 1299 and reduced the role of the caliphs exclusively to the religious plane.
Source: tatoeba (7783767)
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