terrible tragedy
collocation in Englishmeaningsofterribleandtragedy
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terrible
adjective
uk/ˈter.ə.bəl/us/ˈter.ə.bəl/
very unpleasant or serious or of ...
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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 ofterribleandtragedyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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We are all extremely grateful for the role that they played in thisterribletragedy.
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Let there be no doubt that for many people this was aterribletragedy.
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I sometimes wonder whether we realise theterribletragedybehind these homeless ones.
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We are all to blame for theterribletragedywhich has been unfolding.
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Aterribletragedyhas struck the country in recent weeks.
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In saying that one does not belittle theterribletragedyof the depressed areas.
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I welcome the opportunity briefly to discuss thisterribletragedy.
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They care only for profit and thisterribletragedyis a grim reminder of that.
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Nobody could condone such aterribletragedyas a result of which people died.
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It was aterribletragedythat started with dieting.
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He is very right when he underlines theterribletragedythat that day was.
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If that happens, some good will have come out of thisterribletragedy.
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It is right to prevent thisterribletragedyhappening.
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That, to my mind, is theterribletragedyof the situation to-day.
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It was aterribletragedy, humiliation and defeat for us.
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Our duty today is to try to stop thisterribletragedy.
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I am grateful for the remarks of support for the organisations involved in thatterribletragedy.
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That is aterribletragedywhich should not be allowed to occur.
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All the people there will take thisterribletragedyas a personal loss.
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It is two or three things together that make for aterribletragedy.
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