Sentence examples for highly tragic from inspiring English sources

As for McIntosh, Lincoln said, his story was "perhaps the most highly tragic," considering the speed at which he went from being "a freeman, attending to his own business, and at peace with the world," to being lynched.

It would almost be worth saying that much of the Tower Commission's recent portrayal of the events surrounding the Irangate affair could be read as high comedy--if the affair weren't so highly tragic & if it weren't already cliched to be saying both these things.

By Lawrence Weschler The New Yorker, March 9 , 1987P. 25 It would almost be worth saying that much of the Tower Commission's recent portrayal of the events surrounding the Irangate affair could be read as high comedy--if the affair weren't so highly tragic & if it weren't already cliched to be saying both these things.

The New Yorker, March 9 , 1987P. 25 It would almost be worth saying that much of the Tower Commission's recent portrayal of the events surrounding the Irangate affair could be read as high comedy--if the affair weren't so highly tragic & if it weren't already cliched to be saying both these things.

His story is very short; and is, perhaps, the most highly tragic, of any thing of its length, that has ever been witnessed in real life.

While there have been a few highly publicized tragic shootings on college campuses in recent years, over the last 10 years the average yearly rate of homicide on college campuses has been approximately 1 per 1 million students.

The conversations frequently generated debate and storytelling among participants, with some people recounting highly emotional sometimes tragic and sometimes inspiring personal stories of coping with HIV/AIDS among their family or friends.

Joplin and now Oklahoma are just highly visible and tragic examples.

"The continuing militarization of the conflict is deeply tragic and highly dangerous," he said.

Mr. Arison also disclosed that Carnival had sent senior technical experts to Giglio to offer "additional support for this tragic and highly unusual incident".

Yet it seems impossible to rule out that somewhere a contaminated letter may still cross the path of a highly susceptible person, with tragic consequences.