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 • Mar. 23, 2023
Like, “I just love too hard” or, “My tragic flaw is that I care too much!”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2022
In this telling, Coriolanus’ overestimation of her own savvy is a tragic flaw.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 24, 2017
But if Mr. Staley were a character from classical literature, his fidelity would be his tragic flaw.
From New York Times • Aug. 26, 2017
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
