Sentence examples for tragic crime from inspiring English sources

That tragic crime was not enough to prod Congress to act, but last year's massacre at Virginia Tech was.

Applying the philosopher's teachings to life, the young man plays dangerous games with human emotions that end in a tragic crime.

"The defendant, a career police commander with a promising future, has admitted his guilt to a terrible and tragic crime," Mr. Brown said yesterday in a written statement.

The World Bank Group said human trafficking was a "tragic crime" and those who engaged in it should be brought to justice.

I flew to Atlanta to testify for him because I knew he was not guilty of anything even remotely associated with a tragic crime like that.

The original intent of incest laws was to prevent closely related family members from reproducing; it was not meant to address the tragic crime of child sex abuse.

If verified, it will be a horrible addition to the roster of tragic crimes committed by the Syrian regime against the people of Syria".

One of the most tragic crimes a father can commit, in the end, lies in the lessons he imparts to his son.

On martyred children (1963): Given at the funeral of children who died in the 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing, a turning point in the civil rights movement): "These children - unoffending, innocent, and beautiful - were the victims of one of the most vicious and tragic crimes ever perpetrated against humanity.

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. called it "one of the most vicious and tragic crimes ever perpetrated against humanity". .

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