tragically

Example Sentences

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"We are deeply saddened that our driver has tragically died, and a number of other people have suffered injuries," he said, speaking at the scene alongside other officials.

From Barron's • Jun. 20, 2026

Eriksen's first collapse came nine years after Fabrice Muamba's near-fatal injury at Tottenham and 19 years after midfielder Marc-Vivien Foe collapsed and tragically lost his life playing in Lyon.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

And he dies suddenly, tragically, and ... all of a sudden the rug is really just emotionally and psychologically pulled out from underneath them.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

The review is “particularly highlighted by what happened tragically in Washington state, as well.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

“She’s the kind of person who either dies tragically at twenty- seven, like Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin, or else grows up to win, like, the first-ever Nobel Prize for Awesome.”

From "Paper Towns" by John Green