tragic accident
collocation in Englishmeaningsoftragicandaccident
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tragic
adjective
uk/ˈtrædʒ.ɪk/us/ˈtrædʒ.ɪk/
very sad, often involving death ...
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accident
noun
uk/ˈæk.sɪ.dənt/us/ˈæk.sə.dənt/
something bad that happens that is not expected or intended and that often damages something or ...
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(Definition oftragicandaccidentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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It was atragicaccident.
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I regret very much thistragicaccident.
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This is a verytragicaccident.
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I turn to thetragicaccident.
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Thattragicaccidentoccurred during night flying.
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Twelve people lost their lives in thistragicaccident.
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It is seven months since this mosttragicaccidentoccurred.
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How does that read across to thistragicaccident?
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I have seen reports of thistragicaccident.
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The clock is ticking until the next inevitabletragicaccident.
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This has become atragicaccidentof war.
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I was most concerned to learn of thistragicaccident.
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We were deeply sorry to learn of thistragicaccident.
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We are aware of and regret the recenttragicaccident.
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There has been a very serious andtragicaccident.
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I was distressed to learn of thistragicaccident.
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I was greatly saddened to hear of thistragicaccident.
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I lost a constituent in thetragicaccident.
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The report on thistragicaccidentis published today.
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I have received a report on thistragicaccident.
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We had atragicaccidenton that road recently.
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But even so thistragicaccidenthas occurred.
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I, too, express my deep sorrow at thistragicaccident.
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It may have occurred during a war; it may be an epidemic, a plague, a famine, atragicaccident, or an unexpected death.
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