Sentence examples for tragic position from inspiring English sources

Unless you have been in the tragic position of having a parent die or a crime perpetrated against you at an early age or have won the lottery and discovered the secret to cold fusion (in which case: stop sitting on that one, we need that), it is almost impossible to have a single experience that you can pick from the lot and say here: this is what made me me.

Tony Blair is "in quite a tragic position" as he wants "another big job but I don't think there's any chance of him getting it" said a former member of his cabinet.

"It's a tragic situation".

It has its tragic side.

Despite being a bit Kidulthood on the surface, it's tinged with a tragic sentimentality that positions it closer to Shane Meadows' This Is England.

The tragic mask is in position when it needs to be, but more often he moves through a maze of attitudes and observations, making fun of them, fixing them for ever with a few deft strokes.

One of the most tragic aspects of their position is that it counters every core Jewish value, thus making a mockery of the spiritual legitimacy of a Jewish State.

"Officer Lora's statements do not jibe with the physical evidence and the statements of other eyewitnesses, and ultimately it is our position that this tragic death of Fermin Arzu, a working man, was unnecessary, unjustified and therefore illegal," Mr. Johnson said.

But when you look at the high death rates from drug use, that position is a tragic reflection of politics today.

War is seen as tragic and typically unnecessary, and the position of a soldier is seen as highly karmically dangerous.

The tragic hero must go from a pretty good position in life to a bad position which usually ends in their death.