Sentence examples for tragic account from inspiring English sources

His first novel was a tragic account of German soldiers in the first world war that has become an anti-war classic.

But big history is very much present here, in the form of a tragic account of the 20th century: a century of staggering atrocities, which the aesthetic glories of the motion picture medium (or any other art form) were unable to prevent, and may, in Mr. Godard's view, have even encouraged.

At the same time, this is the tragic account of a man who, despite his wartime service, was eventually arrested, stripped of his security clearance, and forced to undergo a humiliating treatment program -- all for trying to live honestly in a society that defined homosexuality as a crime.

In the same year, Meryl Streep and Tommy Lee Jones discussed their sex life in Hope Springs, and Michael Haneke won the Palme d'Or at Cannes for Amour, his tragic account of an elderly Parisian husband and wife being pulled apart by illness.

The most tragic account was that of Nandipha.

In her article "When Love Hurts: The Story of an Abused Woman," journalist Susan McClelland (2006) shares the tragic account of one Canadian newlywed's struggle to leave an abusive relationship.

The paper also published on its Web site stories of hope and survival among the many tragic accounts of loss and destruction that began to emerge on Saturday.

In his speech, Mr. Harper acknowledged that "while some former students have spoken positively about their experiences at residential schools, these stories are far overshadowed by tragic accounts of the emotional, physical and sexual abuse and neglect of helpless children".

Other times they are tragic accounts of abandonment and abuse.

A safe place, with food and fellowship, allowed many to share tragic accounts of their own rape.

Tragic accounts of teens who have been tormented through social media, emails, texts or instant messages are only a click away and will produce pages of results.