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

• "It's great that you won the contest," he said.
• "Meet my great-grandmother," she said.
• "If you can pick me up Tuesday, that would be great," he said.
• "Oh, great, we missed the bus," she said.

1 answer

The sentence that contains an example of verbal irony is:

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

In this context, the speaker is using "great" ironically to express frustration or disappointment about missing the bus.