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You can use it when describing something that is overwhelmingly sad or disastrous, or when referring to something that has a mournful or pitiful character. Example sentence: The tragic ending of the novel left readers in a state of shock.
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Tragic
adjective
Causing great sadness or suffering.
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And that's because, in the world of the media, women are tragic and desperate and sad, and men are caddish and free.
But Kearns said the court "is satisfied, in the circumstances of this case, that it is in the best interests of the unborn child; it should authorise at the discretion of the medical team the withdrawal of ongoing somatic support being provided in this tragic and unfortunate case".
It said: "The ANC in parliament appreciates and shares the anxiety of the families and others affected by the tragic events at Marikana regarding the public release of the report.
Her death on Saturday, which is being treated as a "tragic accident" by both Network Rail and the British Transport police, happened just a few miles down the track from where Olivia and Charlotte were killed.
You get annoyed about things in real life and then the tragic thing is that while you are moaning on the awful injustice and suffering of something, something grimly comic will then strike you about it, like a parasite feeding off the misery of the world.
This gripping and bizarrely tragic tale of a billionaire who took it upon himself to bankroll and train the US Olympic wrestling team for the 1988 Seoul games is quite extraordinary.
I think that a child does not feel the sublime because a child need not, perhaps cannot, confront the limitations of his or her language – language, for a child, is already miraculous, supple, generous in its association, tragic, hilarious, disproportionate and huge.
It is disproportionate, ugly and tragic and will not do Israel any good in the long run".
He needs to show that he can be even-handed and, without fear or favour, argue for the long-term solution that we need to this tragic conflict".
Paracetamol is also the drug of choice for intentional overdose, which is extra tragic as it is good at killing you – it causes the death from liver failure of between 90 and 150 people a year.
Gillian Campbell, Blackpool council's cabinet member for public safety and enforcement, said: "We can confirm we will be providing support to the police in their investigation into the tragic death outside Waterstones on Monday evening.
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