Which sentence contains an example of verbal irony?(1 point)

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”It’s great that you won the contest,” he said.
”It’s great that you won the contest,” he said.

”Oh, great, we missed the bus,” she said.
”Oh, great, we missed the bus,” she said.

”If you can pick me up Tuesday, that would be great,” he said.
”If you can pick me up Tuesday, that would be great,” he said.

”Meet my great-grandmother,” she said.

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The sentence that contains an example of verbal irony is:

”Oh, great, we missed the bus,” she said.

In this context, the use of "great" to describe missing the bus is ironic because it is not a positive situation at all.

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