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

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”Meet my great-grandmother,” she said.
”Meet my great-grandmother,” 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.

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

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

1 answer

The sentence that contains an example of verbal irony is:

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

In this case, the phrase "Oh, great" is used sarcastically to express frustration or disappointment about missing the bus, rather than genuine happiness.