The real irony lies in the fact that he is up for an appointment to a high-level position as a guardian of public ethics.

The dramatic irony of this scene lies in the fact that Orlando doesn't realize he's talking to the very person he wants so terribly.

Thus the irony of the film's title lies not only in an awareness that the victim herself, as much as her attackers, is "on trial."

Therein lies a telling irony concerning a triumph of virtual reality over real reality.

What a wonderful irony lies in that fact.

The irony lies in the etiquette of it all.

The irony of the case lies in the fact that the Cortés brothers were exiled and banished from a place discovered by their father.

And in that lies the irony that his death best served U.S. interests.

The ultimate irony lies in the fact that Jennetta feels she needs me more than I do her.

The whole irony of war lies in the fact that the persons who get hurt most are the inoffensive and the helpless.