which sentence contains an example of verbal irony

A." its great that you won contest" he said
B." if you can pick me up Tuesday, that would be great" he said
C " oh great, we missed the bus" she said
D." meet my great-grandmother

1 answer

The sentence that contains an example of verbal irony is:

C. "Oh great, we missed the bus," she said.

In this example, the speaker’s use of "great" is ironic because missing the bus is typically considered a negative situation, not a positive one.