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How to use the word Tragic in a Sentence?

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War is the tragic echo of humanity's inability to listen before raising swords.

Aloo Denish Obiero

added by Aloo-Denish
3 months ago

I'm more optimistic about America's chances today than I have been my entire life. And as one who has seen up close the tragic cost of conflict and the opportunities for progress, I will let no one separate me from my love for this country and my belief in our capacity for change.

Joe Biden

added by anonymous
6 months ago

It is not tragic to die doing something you love.

Mark Foo

added by Normando
8 months ago

My heart goes out to everyone affected by this tragic event, while it is unclear what motivated the attacker, there is no justification for violence of any kind, especially in a sacred space.

Al Abdel-aziz

Found on CNN
1 year ago

As unlucky as he is to have such a tragic injury, he is so lucky that the injuries are where they are.

Christopher Vincent

Found on CNN
1 year ago

We are heartbroken. Words cannot express our loss. We have been overwhelmed by the show of love and support from our community, and we stand united with our police officers and their families in this tragic moment.

Tommy Battle

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The GBI is investigating its own tragic operation. The family calls upon the GBI to explain what steps it has taken to preserve the integrity of its investigation of its own operation.

Enchanta Jackson

Found on CNN
1 year ago

It just seems like another tragic story of another child gaining access to a firearm and hurting someone else.

Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez

Found on CNN
1 year ago

There’s beauty in that, those moments of in between, if we are having a good day or a good hour, and it’s a beautiful sunny day, we’re going to spend it at the beach or lake and be grateful for even one or two hours he doesn’t experience an episode, it’s beautiful and brutal at the same time. Every single thing that Henry does or endures, it feels miraculous and terribly tragic at the same time.

Mary Saladino

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The thing that strikes mostly are the type of collapses – what we call the pancake collapse – which is the type of collapse that we engineers don’t like to see, in such collapses, it’s difficult – as you can see – and a very tragic to save lives. It makes the operation of the search and rescue teams very difficult.

Mustafa Erdik

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The tragic events of almost the past year have changed the mindset of a lot of people. We are seeing about one-third increase in interest in service.

Mark Zaluski

Found on CNN
1 year ago

In the worst case, if amplifying feedbacks are strong enough, the result is likely tragic climate change that’s moved beyond anything humans can control.

William Ripple

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The Swan River estuary is good bull shark habitat and this means people can come into close contact with them, unfortunately some encounters end badly and in this case with tragic results.

Andrew Chin

Found on CNN
1 year ago

We grieve with Tyre Nichols ’ loved ones and offer them our deepest sympathies as they grapple with the pain of Tyre Nichols heinous and brutal murder, our hearts also go out to the city of Memphis. As they continue their investigations into the events that led to Tyre’s tragic and untimely death, we’re encouraged by the swift response by Police Chief Cerelyn Davis. We join their city officials and Tyre’s family in calling for peace and offer them our support on their road to healing.

Cleveland Cavaliers

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The 135 is an unarmed aircraft. Why does the PLAN consider it necessary to intercept carrying missiles when the intent was to visually identify the aircraft? Doing this is potentially dangerous and could lead to a major and tragic incident.

Peter Layton

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I think what this place did to Donald Trump is tragic. And I think that history will reflect that history took a taxpaying businessman and ruined his life, i hope that he gets reelected so that he can correct all the wrongs that have happened to him.

Eric Burlison

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

Boeing Company and Dennis Muilenburg put profits over people by misleading investors about the safety of the 737 Max all in an effort to rehabilitate Boeing's image following two tragic accidents that resulted in the loss of 346 lives and incalculable grief to so many families.

Gurbir Grewal

Found on CNN
1 year ago

This is a tragic loss to this community, to this department, but most significantly to his family and loved ones, his service and sacrifice will never be forgotten.

Police Chief Link Strate

Found on CNN
1 year ago

This is an extremely tragic situation, beyond tragic, happening on the grounds of a school in the beginning of the school year.

Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison

Found on CNN
1 year ago

This cub has become a symbol of hope, after the tragic passing of Nam Pang, for his memory and legacy to live on, is more than we ever expected.

Aaron Whitnall

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Discharging a gun in a public place is a serious offense that could have ended with tragic consequences not only for the person targeted but also for innocent bystanders visiting Hollywood, my office conducted a thorough review of the evidence in this case and determined that the addition of a special firearm allegation was warranted.

George Gascón

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Emergency medical care being denied to women experiencing miscarriages, doctors uncertain about what they can do to provide for their patients, pharmacists unsure whether they can fill prescriptions that they've always filled before, a tragic case of rape survivors, including a 10-year-old girl forced to travel to another state for care.

Joe Biden

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The road remains closed and the incident is still under very active investigation, but obviously it's a very tragic scene for all the first responders that are down there, our hearts go out to the families of the juveniles and all of the individuals involved. It's a very tough day for everyone down there.

Adam Reed

Found on CNN
1 year ago

As a parent, I’m worried that his aggressive disregard for the safety of all of us will continue to cause more tragic death and damage.

Nathan Hochman

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

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