tragically
Example Sentences
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For the romantics: Emily Yoffe’s essay “My Husband’s Other Wife” is a poignant ode to her husband’s first wife, who died of breast cancer tragically young.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026
The intelligence was there, yet tragically, nobody joined up the dots in time.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Considered alongside its stars’ tragically brief lives, “Ice Princess” conveys the critical need to give teenagers both stalwart encouragement and the tools to speak up when they need help.
From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2026
Unfortunately, just over one year later, the Great Depression arrived, proving Hoover tragically wrong.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
These are things that, tragically, lead to a momentary loss of focus; but they are accidents, tiny blips, and instants.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
