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Recent Examples of tragically
The deep sadness of Seberg’s performance, which probably feels more resonant now knowing how tragically her life ended, is unblinkingly captured by Preminger’s objective camera and cutting, which rarely editorialize.
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Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 27 Feb. 2026
In 1998, while skiing in the backwoods of British Columbia, he was tragically swept into the icy waters of Kokanee Lake by an avalanche and drowned.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 27 Feb. 2026
The menu is the same as the one at the Brickell location (which, tragically, is not home to a sushi river and is slightly less upscale than the South Miami version).
—Connie Ogle
updated February 27, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
Jack and Carolyn's love story was cut short just three years after their secret wedding when the couple, along with Carolyn's sister Lauren, tragically died in a plane crash off the coast of Martha's Vineyard.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 26 Feb. 2026
Their real-life love story was tragically cut short.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 26 Feb. 2026
Ringwald’s casting as Van’s mother comes at an interesting time, after the adult version of Van (Ambrose) was tragically killed last season.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2026
Rising 26 feet in a matter of minutes, tragically claiming many, many lives.
—S.e. Jenkins, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
Rising 26 feet in the matter of minutes, tragically claiming many, many lives.
—February 25, NPR, 25 Feb. 2026
Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 27 Feb. 2026
In 1998, while skiing in the backwoods of British Columbia, he was tragically swept into the icy waters of Kokanee Lake by an avalanche and drowned.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 27 Feb. 2026
The menu is the same as the one at the Brickell location (which, tragically, is not home to a sushi river and is slightly less upscale than the South Miami version).
—Connie Ogle
updated February 27, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
Jack and Carolyn's love story was cut short just three years after their secret wedding when the couple, along with Carolyn's sister Lauren, tragically died in a plane crash off the coast of Martha's Vineyard.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 26 Feb. 2026
Their real-life love story was tragically cut short.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 26 Feb. 2026
Ringwald’s casting as Van’s mother comes at an interesting time, after the adult version of Van (Ambrose) was tragically killed last season.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2026
Rising 26 feet in a matter of minutes, tragically claiming many, many lives.
—S.e. Jenkins, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
Rising 26 feet in the matter of minutes, tragically claiming many, many lives.
—February 25, NPR, 25 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tragically
Adverb
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But Maura sadly robbed us of that excitement and robbed herself of the prize pot.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2026
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Nearly all the many, many other speakers went long, as people in the audience poked sadly at their overdone steaks.—
Tad Friend,
New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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But unfortunately, the leadership of the Democratic Party remains completely out of touch.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
28 Feb. 2026
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Anything is possible with Trump, unfortunately.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
28 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Their answer to having to tolerate difference is whatever means are necessary to stop liberalization, and lamentably, our Bill of Rights and governmental checks on the executive mean that taking a jack hammer to our nation’s foundation is a necessary means to a repugnant end.—
Rafael Perez,
Oc Register,
14 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Not even when Mourning was felled by kidney disease, when Tim Hardaway could manage little more than a limp, when Dwyane Wade regrettably was allowed to depart in free agency to the Bulls.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Feb. 2026
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The former first lady’s influence over her son offers, regrettably, an excuse to rummage around in her own life, particularly (and in at least one scene, unforgivably) her final days.—
Culture Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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But a Democratic victory in 2026 is not likely to end this cycle, in which majorities hate how both parties handle immigration and ping-pong unhappily between them.—
Conor Friedersdorf,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2026
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She's unhappily laid up right now after a hit and run car accident near her Cranston home.—
Gail Ciampa,
The Providence Journal,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Tragically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tragically. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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