tragic flaw
Example Sentences
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History reflects humankind’s most tragic flaw: Humans are incapable of protecting themselves from themselves.
From Washington Post
He’s a man constantly overheated, which is what makes him tick, and is his tragic flaw.
From New York Times
Like, “I just love too hard” or, “My tragic flaw is that I care too much!”
From Los Angeles Times
Speaking of Siegfried, Ross himself wittily concludes, that “stupidity is his tragic flaw.”
From Washington Post
Its hero refuses to confront its tragic flaw, which will be its downfall.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
