Ms. Hostvedt, who was born in 1971 and is having her first solo exhibition, is given to gently ironic understatement.

All caught the requisite mood of gently ironic innocence.

With a gently ironic smile he handed me his golden cigarette case, his watch, and a letter.

In the end, guided by Coleman's straightforward, gently ironic intelligence, we cannot help succumbing to Olivier, as one does to any natural force.

Tuan Ti Fo asked and laughed; a gently ironic laugh.

He could be a gently ironic messenger of hope.

His smart and gently ironic writing is always good company.

The words were gently ironic.

His eyes were gently ironic.

His voice was gently ironic.