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Meanings of certain irony in English

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Usage of certain irony in English
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In the press box, the move was greeted with a certain irony.
The Irish Times
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Maybe there's a certain irony-but who else could stand up to her?
Cara mia - book one of the immortyl revolution
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The army doctors contemplated our voluntary efforts with a certain irony.
The Dark Forest
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There is a certain irony in Lewandowski's burst of form.
The Guardian
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There is a certain irony in the choice of Banville.
The Irish Times
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There was a certain irony in asking if one had heard of John Lavington!
The Triumph Of Night / 1916
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He said, There's a certain irony here, Mr. President.
First contact: or, it's later than you think
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Seasoned New Zealand cricket followers found a certain irony in the uproar created in Australia.
Reuters
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But if he will forgive me, there's a certain irony in this coming from him.
The Irish Times
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Even that was laced with a certain irony.
Reuters
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I could see a certain irony on his face, and felt myself turning red with anger.
The forgotten soldier
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There's a certain irony in Facebook releasing software to help developers protect user data from other applications.
Wired
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Given this, there was a certain irony in the location, the Aberdeen Sports Centre in Hong Kong.
The Irish Times
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There was a certain irony in the coincidence, an omen if one could believe in such things.
The bourne identity
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It has a certain irony, no?
The Laughing Corpse
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Not, she admitted, that there wasn't a certain irony to taking the long view at a time like this.
Sympathy for the devil
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