tragedy
Example Sentences
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Succinctly describe a time, place and activity that affected you: a rite of passage, a pivotal career move, a tragedy or unexpected turn of events.
From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026
"This is a tragedy not only for your family, it is a tragedy for our entire Ukrainian state today."
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
“I understand that every life lost is a tragedy, but there are crimes that are against humanity and against our American principles.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026
Faced with a painful, often traumatic history of policies that have targeted generations of Aboriginal communities and their children, navigating the aftermath of this tragedy is fraught with sensitivities.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
The difference between Euripides’ Medea and Apollonius’ heroine and also Virgil’s Dido is in its degree a measure of what Greek tragedy was.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
Vocabulary lists containing tragedy
Ancient Greece - Introductory
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