tragic
Example Sentences
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The epistemic mismatch between her idea of what would transpire and the frat brothers’ is truly tragic.
From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2026
One specifically tragic element of Israeli-Palestinian conflict has obscured centuries of coexistence between Jews and Muslims in communities across dozens of countries that included a shared culinary language.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
Police said their sympathies remained "with all those affected by this tragic incident".
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
Linton’s defense team has argued that prosecutors were trying to put her in prison for a tragic accident.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
From the time I finished reading the file, I couldn't stop thinking about how tragic this case was—and my somber thoughts weren't interrupted until a small child was pushed into the visiting room.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
Vocabulary lists containing tragic
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