slightly ironic

Examples (10)

• His slightly ironic smile suggested he knew more than he was letting on.
• It was slightly ironic that the fire station burned down last night.
• Her comment about the perfectly timed rain was slightly ironic, given the earlier drought.
• There's something slightly ironic about complaining about too much free time.
• The plot twist felt slightly ironic, considering how hard the hero tried to avoid that very outcome.
• He spoke with a slightly ironic tone, making it hard to tell if he was serious.
• It's slightly ironic that the vegetarian chef won an award for his steak recipe.
• The situation became slightly ironic when the security guard got locked out.
• She offered a slightly ironic congratulations to her rival, who had just lost.
• The sign warning about littering was itself defaced, which was slightly ironic.