tragically ironic
Frequency: 6.25.9 per million words
Indicates irony related to a tragic event or outcome.
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Examples (20)
- It was tragically ironic that the fire station burned down.
- It's tragically ironic that the fire station burned down.
- The situation became tragically ironic when the lifeguard drowned in his own pool.
- The fact that he died saving a life, only to be forgotten, is tragically ironic.
- His death was tragically ironic, given his lifelong advocacy for safety.
- She found it tragically ironic that her biggest fear came true in the safest place.
- She found it tragically ironic that he lost his job for being too honest.
- His attempt to avoid danger led him directly to it, a tragically ironic twist of fate.
- There's something tragically ironic about a doctor dying from a preventable disease.
- Many found the outcome of the peace talks to be tragically ironic, given the initial hopes.
- The outcome was tragically ironic; the peace treaty led to another war.
- The artist, who painted vibrant scenes of life, died of a sudden illness, which was tragically ironic.
- Many considered it tragically ironic that the inventor of the alarm clock always woke up late.
- It would be tragically ironic if the solution to global warming caused new environmental problems.
- The play's ending was tragically ironic, as the hero's victory brought his ultimate downfall.
- The very law designed to protect privacy became the tool for its invasion, a tragically ironic development.
- It's tragically ironic that the charity intended to help the homeless ended up bankrupt.
- He spent his life building a fortune, only to lose it all in a market crash; quite tragically ironic.
- The poet's last words were tragically ironic, foretelling his own demise.
- The movie ended on a tragically ironic note, with the hero achieving his goal but sacrificing everything in the process.