Question

Which sentence contains an example of verbal irony?
A. ”Meet my great-grandmother,” she said.
B. ”It’s great that you won the contest,” he said.
C. ”Oh, great, we missed the bus,” she said.
D. ”If you can pick me up Tuesday, that would be great,” he said.

Answer 1

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

This is verbal irony because "great" is used sarcastically to mean the opposite of its literal meaning.