He often speaks ironically to Catherine who, having no way to retaliate, loves him anyway.

He was speaking ironically; the little reception room in the imperial chambers had seen its share of fighting.

"It really is," burbled Mahnmut, not noticing or caring if his big friend had been speaking ironically.

He was speaking ironically, but the evening began in a fun-filled mood.

You were ironically speaking the rationalization of the wrongdoers.

He may be speaking ironically, but Rita takes his words at face value.

Historian Denys Hay exemplified this when he spoke ironically of "the lively centuries which we call dark".

Kachin spoke ironically, and Gultec regarded the cleric of Qotal curiously.

The mayor must have been speaking ironically.

Ironically speaking, he was still a young man, and wouldn't be half bad looking if he ever cleaned up his act.