You think about the kids' reality of a father leaving and just how truly tragic that is.

Instead the writers took a dark and dirty turn toward the truly tragic, in the literal sense of the word.

The story then turned truly tragic: Marciniak died of a heart attack after giving his statement to the police.

This is the truly tragic moment, when the hero becomes conscious of his wretched condition.

He added, "Loss of any innocent life is truly tragic."

Bruegel gives visual expression to Christ's words in this truly tragic sense.

The news of his passing is not only a shock but a truly tragic loss.

The loss of civilian lives in time of war is a truly tragic consequence.

Dying young is truly tragic, but at least these people made their mark on society before checking out early.

This is a truly tragic picture. I know what such a tragedy means.