Most popular examples

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  1. Is it ironic that Taking a picture of people on their phones and telling them to get off of their phone.

    76% not ironic 10 votes Irony Vote →
  2. Is it ironic that Sarah buys a dress for a party.

    65% ironic 4 votes Coincidence Vote →
  3. Is it ironic that The word irony is so misused?

    75% not ironic 4 votes Literary Vote →
  4. Is it ironic that My mind is still alert but my body is slowly dying inside.

    65% not ironic 6 votes Death Vote →
  5. Is it ironic that A school has a lockdown when person who broke inside the school set the school on fire while a tornado is outside and is about to destroy the school.

    60% not ironic 3 votes School Vote →
  6. Is it ironic that I'm using a book stand to prop up my Kindle while I take notes?

    68% not ironic 4 votes School Vote →
  7. Is it ironic that Someone complaining about spelling and grammar errors spelled "grammar" incorrectly? (Grammer).

    73% ironic 3 votes School Vote →
  8. Is it ironic that A pilot has a fear of heights.

    50% ironic 2 votes Irony Vote →
  9. Is it ironic that I have insomnia and my sister is narcoleptic?

    50% ironic 4 votes Health Vote →
  10. Is it ironic that A pickup truck with flames pained on it ignites and is actually on fire.

    85% not ironic 4 votes Irony Vote →
  11. Is it ironic that I and, presently, a very good friend of mine have never spoken a word to each other when we were in school together for 12 years?

    50% ironic 3 votes School Vote →
  12. Is it ironic that Our take on our own "situational" ironic moments are the reason we are, who we are as individuals.

    75% ironic 2 votes Irony Vote →
  13. Is it ironic that A friend left his house to go gambling and missed a call from me to invite him over to play poker, which would have been more preferable.

    84% not ironic 12 votes Irony Vote →
  14. Is it ironic that I missed a lecture to write a presentation on the subject of the lecture.

    70% ironic 5 votes School Vote →
  15. Is it ironic that I'm learning to fight like Charlie's Angels from an instructor named Charlie?

    83% not ironic 3 votes Health Vote →
  16. Is it ironic that I pirated the movie, Captain Phillips?

    53% ironic 4 votes Technology Vote →
  17. Is it ironic that My Creative Writing professor can't come up with an ironic statement?

    68% ironic 6 votes School Vote →
  18. Is it ironic that My mother cherished her jewellery - Indian gold, dangling, filigree, But it was stolen from our car.

    75% not ironic 6 votes Irony Vote →
  19. Is it ironic that Beethoven wrote some of the greatest pieces of music ever heard while personally he was completely deaf.

    70% ironic 5 votes Irony Vote →
  20. Is it ironic that I make a statement about not knowing the definition of irony and people try to explain irony to me with non-ironic statements?

    92% not ironic 37 votes Irony Vote →
  21. Is it ironic that A group of soldiers from the same country who try to kill each other in a desperate situation gets killed by the enemy who suddenly appeared.

    75% ironic 2 votes Death Vote →
  22. Is it ironic that Losing a fight that you started.

    60% not ironic 2 votes Irony Vote →
  23. Is it ironic that Hugh Hefner hates girls but owns playboy???

    88% ironic 4 votes Irony Vote →
  24. Is it ironic that I came to this site through trying to decided whether or not to mention something is ironic in an English Literature essay and was presente with and advert saying 'why not be a writer?'?

    75% not ironic 2 votes School Vote →
  25. Is it ironic that "Isn't it ironic,Jack, that the very thing that makes you feel alive Is the thing that may end up killing you.

    53% ironic 3 votes Literary Vote →