Sentence examples for shocking tragedy from inspiring English sources

But then this had been an especially shocking tragedy.

"The loss of such a unique and charismatic species is a shocking tragedy.

"But this absolute horror, this shocking tragedy – I can't imagine he wanted that".

Turnbull noted the farmer's death, like all suicides, was "a shocking tragedy".

The recent passing of Zaha Hadid was a shocking tragedy for the architectural community, even if we only knew her through her inspiring lectures, buildings and projects.

When shocking tragedy happens, be it an assassination or Sept. 11, there is more than one trusted face to turn to.

Jimmy Kimmel was in tears at the start of his monologue Monday night as he addressed the "terrible, inexplicable, shocking and painful tragedy" in Las Vegas, also his hometown.

"Well, hello, everyone, in the aftermath of another terrible and inexplicable, shocking and painful tragedy, this time in Las Vegas, which happens to be my home town," Kimmel said in a shaky voice at the start of his opening monologue.

In a shocking real-life tragedy, the dancer Jonathan Ollivier died in a motorcycle accident shortly before his final performance in Matthew Bourne's The Car Man, in which he had enjoyed spectacular personal success.

His life has been punctuated by a shocking level of tragedy, and throughout the interview he offers up nuggets of traumatic personal experience so casually that on several occasions I have to check I've heard him correctly.

Mr Cameron said Mrs Maguire's death was a "truly shocking and appalling tragedy".