tragedy

Example Sentences

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The recent tragedy came as the Hong Kong government has been campaigning to boost turnout for a legislative council election scheduled for Dec. 7.

From The Wall Street Journal

The sum of all this is a tragedy of the education commons.

From The Wall Street Journal

Zhao’s so laser-focused on marrying Shakespeare’s true tragedy with his fictional one that there’s barely any honesty left in the margins.

From Salon

"Detectives are actively working to determine the circumstances leading up to this tragedy."

From BBC

The sheriff's office said detectives were "working to determine the circumstances leading up to this tragedy."

From Barron's