Double quotation marks

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Hi!Can you please provide me with some examples where double quotation marks are used to convey irony or sarcasm? Examples from articles or literature would be quite helpful, as I couldn't find any online.

CalifJim · Accepted Answer

Kris GI couldn't find any online.

Hmm. Amazing.

Your freshly made “bread” kept my bowels churning all night.
Quoted at http://thevisualcommunicationguy.com/2013/09/11/10-things-you-really-need-to-know-about-quotation-marks/

Alice sat on a park bench and watched the “runners” turn their heads towards her, trying to make eye contact.
Quoted at
http://thewritepractice.com/when-you-use-quotation-marks/

Yeah, it was a “happy” occasion, all right, if you like being humiliated in public!
Quoted at http://resources.writersonlineworkshops.com/resources/quotation-marks-and-dialogue-mechanics/

When it came time to pay the bill, Jim told me he had “forgotten” to bring any money.
Quoted at
http://trojan.troy.edu/library/assets/documents/pdf/quoting.pdf

CJ

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