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Meanings of somewhat ironic in English

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Usage of somewhat ironic in English
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I had a widespread reputation for virtue, which I found somewhat ironic.
Dead until dark
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Y'u ask them. He permitted himself a genial smile, somewhat ironic.
Wyoming: A Story of the Outdoor West
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It's somewhat ironic when new technology is fuelled by nostalgia.
The Irish Times
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This is somewhat ironic as the Daily Mail hates almost everything about modern Britain.
The Guardian
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Still the situation is a somewhat ironic outgrowth of new rules going into effect in 2016.
Reuters
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That the 1969 event is remembered for one of the great acts of sportsmanship is somewhat ironic.
The Guardian
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He treats him with somewhat ironic courtesy.
The Flanders Panel
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That raises a somewhat ironic possibility.
Reuters
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Dram made a somewhat ironic bow.
Black Deutschland
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The city is a somewhat ironic choice to host an event that celebrates sports competition on ice and snow.
Reuters
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It's somewhat ironic that the current coach of the Ferns, Wai Taumaunu, captained the Silver Ferns in that 1991 tournament.
Radio NZ
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It is somewhat ironic that, as Dublin's 2003 campaign becomes a distant memory, their former boss is still quietly motoring along.
The Irish Times
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The patent is somewhat ironic, since videos of alleged TASER abuse have led, in some cases, to pointed criticism of the device.
Wired
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Thirteen years later, in a somewhat ironic twist, S3 has just opened a design centre in Poland, following its success in Prague.
The Irish Times
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It is deliberately unsexy and somewhat ironic -a gentle debunking of the cliche that lesbians just don't know what they're missing.
The Guardian
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All of which is somewhat ironic of course: disruption just took a bit longer to arrive (just ask any telephone company).
The Irish Times
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