But he had still to face two extreme tests, in one of which lay a bitter irony.

In a way, she supposed it had a kind of bitter irony.

It would have been a bitter irony, had I cared.

Then she added with bitter irony, "But of course, he couldn't do it the other way around."

This was always the bitter irony in such cases, she couldn't help but think.

In the last few weeks, the bitter irony of Argentina's situation has become almost too much to bear.

"Turn things around," said Sherman in what was meant as bitter irony.

The bitter irony was that the whole plan had been her idea right from the start.

He saw a terrible, bitter irony in his current situation.

But in saying this, she could not keep the bitter irony out of her voice.