Example Sentences

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More movingly yet, “Sunset” also develops a quasi-tragic depth of feeling, with men and women trying to bridge the gap between them.

From New York Times • Aug. 30, 2018

The empty, noisy, quasi-tragic fellow;—sounds throughout quasi-tragically, like an empty barrel; well-built, longing to be FILLED.

From History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 14 by Carlyle, Thomas

The empty, noisy, quasi-tragic fellow; sounds throughout quasi-tragical, like an empty barrel; well-built, longing to be filled.”—Book xiv., ch.

From The Life and Adventures of Baron Trenck, Volume 2 by Holcroft, Thomas