The people in his portraits have sharp features and clear forms, but despite this the depictions are realistic, sometimes with an ironic touch.

Such was the final ironic touch to one of the most tragic stories in American art.

There was a wonderfully ironic, theatrical touch to close the game.

His ancient Aztec name is an ironic touch.

Robert Irwin, the author of three previous novels, is a deft writer with a fine ironic touch.

They thought it would be a nicely ironic touch, to have a bunch of revolutionaries working on a railroad to bring supplies to the French.

But this performance, with its ironic touches, did say a great deal about the stage presence and general overall training of these men.

THE author provides us with some nice ironic touches along the way.

It's an ironic touch for a place made famous by the patronage of John Huston.

There is an ironic touch to Gaines's involvement.