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When I stepped outside, the cold air hit me like a ton of bricks—I quickly jumped back inside.
When I stepped outside, the cold air hit me like a ton of bricks—I quickly jumped back inside.
"Would you give me a hand moving these boxes upstairs?" Dad asked politely.
"Would you give me a hand moving these boxes upstairs?" Dad asked politely.
Seeing the untouched bowls of chili, the chef laughed. "One of my biggest hits!"
Seeing the untouched bowls of chili, the chef laughed. "One of my biggest hits!"
"I guess this is going to be a group effort," Han said, looking at the full sign-up sheet.
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The sentence that contains an example of verbal irony is:
"Seeing the untouched bowls of chili, the chef laughed. 'One of my biggest hits!'"
In this case, the chef is saying that the dish is one of his "biggest hits," but the fact that the bowls are untouched suggests that no one has actually enjoyed it, creating a contrast between the statement and the reality.
