单词	poetic justice
释义	poetic justice noun : an outcome in which vice is punished and virtue rewarded usually in a manner peculiarly or ironically appropriate Example Sentences After the way he treated his staff, it was poetic justice that he lost his job. Recent Examples on the Web The Christian Bible receiving similar treatment is a kind of poetic justice. Issac Bailey, CNN, 24 Aug. 2022 If there is no poetic justice, there is a terrible poetic aptness. Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 4 July 2022 Whether or not Sussmann beats the rap, though, there is some poetic justice here. Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review, 21 May 2022 In an ironic twist of poetic justice, the current availability of vaccines is now thwarted by alarming levels of vaccine hesitancy that portend an uncertain future. David Walcott, Forbes, 17 May 2022 Still not fair, but at least a little poetic justice. Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2022 So as the Cougars prepare to face Gonzaga on the road Thursday, there’s a desire for some poetic justice in Knell’s eyes. Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 Jan. 2022 There’s some poetic justice to the fact that the religious tropes that have taken hold in Latin music — the Garden, the Flood, the Song of Songs — are closely connected to multicultural pagan sources. New York Times, 14 Mar. 2022 Competition isn’t the place to seek poetic justice. Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2022 See More Word History First Known Use 1691, in the meaning defined above
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