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Meanings of grim irony in English

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Usage of grim irony in English
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With grim irony Waythorn compared himself to a member of a syndicate.
The Descent of Man and Other Stories
2
Hence a later regulation, with grim irony, gave directions for his burial.
The Press-Gang Afloat and Ashore
3
In the grim irony of that exposure, their own penury was doubly conscious.
On the Frontier
4
I have reserved the best for the last, he said with grim irony.
The Eagle of the Empire: A Story of Waterloo
5
Nor was the whole thing without a curiously grim irony.
The Triumph of John Kars: A Story of the Yukon
6
There was a grim irony about it, for a fact.
Flowing Gold
7
With grim irony Pavek recalled the moment in Metica's office when she marveled about complaints.
The brazen gambit
8
Kate smiled at the grim irony of his tone.
The Fighting Shepherdess
9
With grim irony I replied: "And the villain still pursued her."
Twenty Years of Hus'ling
10
The grim irony of his vow hadn't escaped Ski.
Tough customer: a novel
11
Raphael felt the grim irony of his fate hang on his shoulders like twin weights.
Immortal wolf
12
The man's grim irony was not to be borne.
The Swindler and Other Stories
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The grim irony of it-halffamished colonists shipping caviar!
Virginia: the Old Dominion / As seen from its colonial waterway,...
14
There would also be a grim irony in his taking this horse for such a purpose.
From Sand Hill to Pine
15
He spoke with grim irony and Robert shuddered.
The Shadow of the North: A Story of Old New York and a Lost Camp...
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There is a somewhat grim irony to this idea in the context of the Taiwanese café deaths.
Death by Video Game
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