great tragedy

collocation in English

meaningsofgreatandtragedy

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great
adjective
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/ɡreɪt/us
/ɡreɪt/
large in amount, size, ...
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tragedy
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈtrædʒ.ə.di/us
/ˈtrædʒ.ə.di/
a very sad event or situation, especially one involving death ...
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(Definition ofgreatandtragedyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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But it is not, which is a verygreattragedy.
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He will not come, and that is agreattragedy.
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Thisgreattragedywas predictable but not inevitable.
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I think that this is agreattragedyfor the future of these territories.
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They have brought thisgreattragedyupon us.
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They have, and it is agreattragedythat that record is being broken now.
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I think it would be agreattragedyif all that was to go.
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In my view, that is agreattragedy.
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It was agreattragedythat that commission failed.
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We all agree that it is agreattragedythat people are not being properly housed.
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It may well be that agreattragedyis taking place to-day.
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Regrettably, many have passed away without receiving any compensation, and that is agreattragedy.
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It was agreattragedythat that happened.
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This situation has developed, obviously, into agreattragedy.
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This is agreattragedybecause the trade union movement is a great movement.
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More by luck than good guidance, nogreattragedyhas occurred as a result of that.
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It lacks courage and imagination, and this is agreattragedy.
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This is agreattragedyfor the nation.
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It was agreattragedy, and the circumstances proved deeply upsetting to the widows.
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This is thegreattragedyof this debate.
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