adverb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
die tragically
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His wife had died tragically in an accident.
go tragically wrong (= so that death or serious injury results )
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A father and son died in a fire after a good deed for a friend went tragically wrong.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
die
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Alan died tragically young but my wife and I have remained friends with Diana and family of three girls ever since.
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Then their five year old daughter Sarah tragically died after contracting the illness.
kill
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In the following spring he was tragically killed in a motorcycle accident.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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The marriage ended tragically when Norman caught her with another man.
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The number of patients with access to the drugs is tragically low.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And tragically , both killed themselves.
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During that time, another generation of schoolchildren has been tragically shortchanged.
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He pointed out that a young officer's life had been tragically taken while doing his duty, protecting others.
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Pain of a rather more tangible nature brought about Ricky Ellcock's tragically premature retirement.
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While never lovers, Joe and Mary are star-crossed, as tragically as Romeo and Juliet.
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Yet, tragically , the marriage which had promised so much became empty and joyless in later years.