tragic

tragic plays; the tragic hero.

became a tragic figure overnight.

Mr Grisenthwaite's tragic demise.

a tragic miscarriage of justice.

events of tragic magnitude.

the shooting was a tragic accident.

The senator's death was a tragic affair.

There was a tragic accident on the highway yesterday.

She prophesied the tragic outcome.

beneath the gloss of success was a tragic private life.

its tragic, night-long struggle to survive.

the tragic parents reached the end of their tether.

To a certain extent, we are all responsible for this tragic situation.

the tragic events left us shocked and numb.

She passed out when she heard the tragic news.

interspersed between tragic stories are a few songs supplying comic relief.

One unversed in such matters can have no notion of the many and tragic things that can happen to a chicken.