Sentence examples for tragic expressions from inspiring English sources

Corsi, with his long nose and knack for tragic expressions, could portray characters as diverse as fortunetellers, monks, knights, Puritans and pharaohs.

Such weaknesses and confusions, the feminine enchantment in full flight — in both their comic and their tragic expressions — make "On Tangled Paths" and "Irretrievable" small masterworks.

"May the saving power of Christ's resurrection fill all of humanity," Benedict said, "so that it may overcome the multiple tragic expressions of a 'culture of death' which are becoming increasingly widespread".

Marianela Nuñez danced with luminous beauty on the opening night, but her unvaryingly tragic expression and knitted brow limited her expressive range.

Remember those drifts of daffodils and Julie Christie's tragic expression as "Lara's Theme" rose in crescendo?

The figure, which comes from Myanmar, is several hundred years old and, like the clowns, wears a tragic expression.

But we must recognise that the number of people killed in Ukraine last week is a tragic expression of the gravity of the crisis.

Leaving the union would, by contrast, in my view, be a tragic expression of our shrinking influence and role in the world – and the humbling of our ambitions, already sorely tested by the current crisis, to remain a serious political or economic player on the global stage.

That means your Glock, your H&K USP, your Smith & Wesson M&P, your Ruger SR9, your Sig Sauer P226.You have to see the wistful, tragic expression that comes into his voice when he contemplates the fate of all these poor, beautiful little guns.

They chose to exercise this right, and so "partition" came about, thus storing up further bitterness which still finds its tragic expression today.

Marshal Rosenberg, author of the book Non-Violent Communication, says self-criticism is the "tragic expression of an unmet need".