tragic flaw
Example Sentences
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It was the same tragic flaw that also took down Lion Air Flight 610 in October 2018.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 16, 2024
History reflects humankind’s most tragic flaw: Humans are incapable of protecting themselves from themselves.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 23, 2023
But if Mr. Staley were a character from classical literature, his fidelity would be his tragic flaw.
From New York Times ● Aug. 26, 2017
These guys’ tragic flaw, if you want to put it in grand and mythical terms, was the need to be famous or be loved.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2016
He couldn’t easily promulgate it, though, because he had a tragic flaw: a severe speech impediment, perhaps a stutter.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
