tragedy
Example Sentences
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"Harvey's death was a profound tragedy for our community and our thoughts remain with his family," he said.
From BBC
How does the U.S. respond to this tragedy?
Along with the report of a horrific tragedy comes the hopeful news of how rare such tragedies have become lately in the District of Columbia.
They couldn’t change what had just happened, but they could, maybe, help prevent future tragedy.
From Literature
Prosecutors said Motin was responsible for multiple failures in the lead-up to the tragedy and then lied about what took place on the bridge.
From BBC
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