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Example sentences for: tragedy

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Whatever the reasons for this deplorable twist in public morality, America's loss of its moral compass is a tragedy even more consequential than Bill Clinton's adultery.
Thursday's Italian papers were packed for the second day running with negative comment about the United States, taking their lead from President Oscar Luigi Scalfaro and Prime Minister Romano Prodi, both of whom, despite President Clinton's apology, had used harsh, undiplomatic language to condemn the U.S. role in the tragedy.
President Clinton and his Democrat allies will undoubtedly exploit the tragedy of Littleton to push for still more restrictions on the constitutional right to bear arms.
President Ernesto Zedillo calls it "the tragedy of the decade for Mexico."
This tragedy spurred him in his hazardous ricocheting between Belgrade, Zagreb, and Sarajevo and helped bring about better-late-than-never NATO airstrikes in 1995.