tragicomic
Example Sentences
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This tragicomic result winks at the slight but important difference between artistry and stardom.
From Salon ● Feb. 8, 2026
But the tale he tells is tragicomic and never less than fascinating.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
"Penn is a knockout tragicomic villain: it's his best performance in years," he wrote.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2025
Alma Pöysti and Jussi Vatanen, the Finnish stars of his latest, the tragicomic romance “Fallen Leaves,” are getting to meet both during their whirlwind tour of America at the height of Hollywood’s awards season.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 11, 2024
Then more and more evil reports began to arrive; at last, a tragicomic tale made the rounds—creating a sensation—of the newspapers, wherein his wife played an unenviable part.
From A Nobleman's Nest by Isabel Florence Hapgood
