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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a tragic tale" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing a story or narrative that involves sorrow, misfortune, or a significant loss.
Example: "The novel unfolds as a tragic tale of love and sacrifice, leaving readers with a profound sense of loss."
Alternatives: "a sorrowful story" or "a heartbreaking narrative."
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What a tragic tale.
And thereby hangs a tragic tale that few fans outside Russia know about.
MADHOUSE: A Tragic Tale of Megalomania and Modern Medicine, by Andrew Scull.
"It's still a tragic tale that's funny only by accident," he said.
Brand called it "wistful and agonising, ironic, sensual and lyrical and ultimately a tragic tale".
The classics on my bedside table tell a tragic tale of frustrated ambitions.
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But the story soon became an inexplicably tragic tale of a modern-day Gatsby.
"Some will see her as a princess story and others will see her as a more tragic tale".
The support rallied around Bauman, which includes efforts from his coworkers at Costco, is a bright spot to an otherwise tragic tale.
A less tragic tale was that of the ZMC-2, below, the first "all-metal, lighter-than-air" flying machine, which made made a 49-minute flight in August 1929.
The story of Lily's expulsion from the inner circle and her descent through failed jobs into abject poverty is a relentlessly tragic tale of bad luck, cruelty and missed opportunity.
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