tragedy

A pair of tragedies wind together like vines, although from the dog’s point of view, the distinction between them isn’t always obvious.

"To have lost a hero at a time when we need all of them on the frontline fighting for life on earth is a tragedy."

"We were lucky that this emergency didn't result in a loss of life, that it didn't turn into a tragedy," Amanda Septimo, an assembly member who represents the building's district, said at the news conference.

Her statement on the Dallas attack offered “prayers” to the victims and their families but quickly pivoted to what she felt was the real tragedy.

Officers will support their surviving family members "as they come to terms with this tragedy", he added.