tragic
Example Sentences
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“I loved having her in class. It’s a tragic loss.”
Afghans living in the US have condemned Wednesday's "deeply tragic" deadly shooting attack in Washington DC, while stressing that the suspect - who moved to the US from Afghanistan four years ago - does not represent them.
From BBC
The last Jews left Gaza City in 1929 during the riots that engulfed British-controlled Mandatory Palestine that year, ending a history shaped by the tragic events that plagued this repeatedly destroyed city.
From Barron's
Sophocles himself might have approved the tragic symmetry.
Twenty-five years on, Damilola is remembered not only for the tragic way his life ended, but for the hope and determination he continues to inspire.
From BBC
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