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also tragical
as in unfortunate
of a kind to cause great distress
in a tragic turn of events the area's sole remaining steel mill suddenly closed
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Recent Examples of tragic
My condolences to those others who have been effected by this tragic destruction.
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Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 5 Feb. 2026
While all eyes were focused on recent tragic events in Minnesota, another tragedy of immense magnitude has been unfolding in Iran.
—Hamid Kashani, Twin Cities, 5 Feb. 2026
Andrew Torgeshev and Max Namoff, of course, who is well known for a tragic reason because his parents were on flight 5342 in Washington, that tragedy.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
When some people in severe distress imagine a peaceful end to what feels like unbearable pain, the availability of medical assistance in dying may shape their thinking, and current safeguards do not seem sufficient to prevent tragic outcomes.
—Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026
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Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 5 Feb. 2026
While all eyes were focused on recent tragic events in Minnesota, another tragedy of immense magnitude has been unfolding in Iran.
—Hamid Kashani, Twin Cities, 5 Feb. 2026
Andrew Torgeshev and Max Namoff, of course, who is well known for a tragic reason because his parents were on flight 5342 in Washington, that tragedy.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
When some people in severe distress imagine a peaceful end to what feels like unbearable pain, the availability of medical assistance in dying may shape their thinking, and current safeguards do not seem sufficient to prevent tragic outcomes.
—Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for tragic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tragic
unfortunate
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The two recent deaths in Minneapolis are an unfortunate result of less-then-peaceful protesting.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
6 Feb. 2026
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The 2025 August slide from the Padre with the biggest contract was especially unfortunate as the Padres (16-12 in August) were unable to fully capitalize on the Dodgers’ struggles (15-13 in August) to overtake them in the NL West.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Tragic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tragic. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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