How to Use tragedy in a Sentence

tragedy

noun

• Her son's death was a terrible tragedy.
• The situation ended in tragedy when the gunman shot and killed two students.
• The students are studying Greek tragedy.
• The biggest tragedy here is that the accident could have easily been prevented.
• This was the first full season of business for Knaus in the wake of tragedy.
  — Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2024
• The loss of the space shuttle was a wrenching tragedy for NASA, the nation, and the world.
  — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 1 Feb. 2023
• And that would be a tragedy—whether the ancient Greeks would agree or not.
  — Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ, 13 Jan. 2023
• Her death was the greatest tragedy of his life, Bird said.
  — Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
• The Celtics felt the impact of losing Lewis on and off the court for decades, and the tragedy still brings tears to our eyes.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 25 July 2023
• Mike is no stranger to tragedies in the line of duty, either.
  — Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 1 Feb. 2024
• This isn’t good enough for a lot of the townsfolk, who are still angry over the tragedy.
  — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 Nov. 2023
• The lowering of the flags will be to honor the 26 victims of the Sandy Hook tragedy.
  — Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant, 13 Dec. 2022
• This is a terrible tragedy and a great loss to our state.
  — Staff Reports, Hartford Courant, 5 Jan. 2023
• The jury found me in part at fault for this god-awful tragedy.
  — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 15 Apr. 2024
• To fail to act, and watch this number increase, would be more than a tragedy.
  — Peter Sands, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
• Yet his question about Carter has nothing to do with the tragedy.
  — Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2023
• But as the film was in post-production, tragedy struck.
  — Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 24 Sep. 2024
• Life itself, with all its toil, drudgery, tragedy, and pain, is weighty enough.
  — Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
• But tragedy struck when he was asked to compare himself to Cher.
  — Vulture, 16 Aug. 2023
• The body’s loss happens to us all, but doesn’t the soul always perceive it as a tragedy?
  — Katie Gutierrez, TIME, 19 Sep. 2024
• That's the tragedy at the heart of this incredible story about all the ways we (dis)connect.
  — The Week Uk, theweek, 22 Nov. 2024
• Moskowitz, the local congressman, said the mass tragedy has led to some change but more needs to be done.
  — Alaa Elassar, CNN, 4 Aug. 2023
• His influence is one of the reasons this record ends in tragedy.
  — Lyndsey Havens, Billboard, 21 Sep. 2023
• Groff makes clear that Frank’s is a tragedy of weakness, not simply of greed.
  — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2023
• There was so much tragedy in this little window of time.
  — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 16 May 2023
• First, a few words honoring the victims of the Lewiston tragedy.
  — Mira Ptacin, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2023
• Georgette was clear that her mother’s life was not a tragedy.
  — Dana Feldman, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2022
• Shellie Macmillian lives just around the corner from where the tragedy took place.
  — Valerie Nome, Peoplemag, 9 Jan. 2023
• So this is just one of those huge tragedies that hit our family.
  — Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 3 Oct. 2023
• The tragedy led White, 47, to question his own experiences in the acting world.
  — Liza Esquibias, People.com, 25 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 12 Dec 2024