tragic past

collocation in English

meaningsoftragicandpast

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tragic
adjective
uk
/ˈtrædʒ.ɪk/us
/ˈtrædʒ.ɪk/
very sad, often involving death ...
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past
noun[S]
uk
/pɑːst/us
/pæst/
the period before and until, but not including, the ...
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(Definition oftragicandpastfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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He was visited by daydreams of climbing partners (both extant and deceased) and family members from his very adventurous and occasionallytragicpast.
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However, we must overcome the tendency to repeat ourtragicpastand all the suffering that has gone with it.
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Even then, the echoes of theirtragicpastmay recur from time to time.
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And they must uncover the mystery of atragicpastin order to find hope in the future.
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As the character was based on a theme of ideas, he had initially been given no personal,tragicpast; a common motivator in superhero fiction.
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However, like most of the characters, he has atragicpast.
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Newcomers to the town heard little about thetragicpast.
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He had atragicpastand (both his parents died), he doesn't know how to handle money.
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He is cheerful, amicable and goofy, but this is a front to cover up histragicpast.
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Here thetragicpastthat both of them share comes to light.
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