Below you will find example sentences with "greek tragedy". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Greek Tragedy in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: tragedy
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 12
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 22.3 words

Words in this phrase

greek tragedy

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • greek can mean: Of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture. Frequent word
  • tragedy can mean: A drama or similar work, in which the main character is brought to ruin or otherwise suffers the extreme consequences of some tragic flaw... Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 5 start, 11 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

companion to greek tragedy justina gregory 6× alluded to greek tragedy when explaining 1× averted a greek tragedy this month 1× comedy part greek tragedy part performance 1× greek tragedy does offer 1× greek tragedy greek tragedy from which 1× like a greek tragedy is that 1× nature of greek tragedy greek tragedy 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

justina gregory euripidean 2× albert heinrichs nietzsche 1× an emblematic case 1× billed as part 1× but cusk wonders 1× carsley s audition 1×

Common sentence endings:

justina gregory ed 6× a greek tragedy 1× earlier this year 1× entirely novel production 1× his decadeslong trial 1× his own mortality 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

justina 10× gregory 10× companion 6× euripidean 4× part 4× performance 3× nietzsche 2× book 2× entirely 2× example 2× women 2× year 2×

Related phrases

ancient greek greek mythology greek orthodox greek language tragedy justina

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around tragedy:

tragedy justina 6×

Just before it in the phrase index:

greek orthodox greek mythology greek language greatly reduced greatly missed greatly improve

Just after it in the phrase index:

green bay green belt green card green hydrogen green party green tea

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

greek mythology greek orthodox greek language

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "greek tragedy" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 22.3 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as companion to greek tragedy justina gregory, alluded to greek tragedy when explaining, justina, gregory and companion stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with ancient greek, greek mythology, greek orthodox and tragedy justina, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with greek tragedy

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

Greek tragedy does offer an eloquent example of just such wisdom. (11 words)

Justina Gregory, 'Euripidean Tragedy', in A Companion to Greek Tragedy, Justina Gregory (ed. (13 words)

Justina Gregory, "Euripidean Tragedy", in A Companion to Greek Tragedy, Justina Gregory (ed. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

An emblematic case, and I am going to write a homage to this kid because it’s like a Greek tragedy, is that of this kid in a where I am working for whom I managed to get work in the Communes Ministry. (43 words)

Billed as part stand-up comedy, part Greek tragedy, part performance art and part contemporary dance, Body Parts is a virtuoso solo performance by veteran artist Tara Cheyenne Friedenberg that hits the ArtSpring stage on Saturday, Feb. 25. (38 words)

Originally an Off-Broadway smash circa 2016, the twist on a Greek tragedy is the musical with lyrics and book by singer/songwriter Anaïs Mitchell that began its Broadway run earlier this year. (33 words)

Example sentences (20)

Albert Heinrichs, 'Nietzsche in Greek Tragedy and the Tragic', in A companion to Greek Tragedy, Justina Gregory (ed.

Nature of Greek tragedy Greek tragedy, from which Racine borrowed so plentifully, tended to assume that humanity was under the control of gods indifferent to its sufferings and aspirations.

Christopher Pelling, "Tragedy, Rhetoric and Performance Culture", in A Companion to Greek Tragedy, Justina Gregory (ed.

Friedrich Nietzsche discussed the origins of Greek tragedy in his early book The Birth of Tragedy (1872).

Justina Gregory, 'Euripidean Tragedy', in A Companion to Greek Tragedy, Justina Gregory (ed.

Justina Gregory, "Euripidean Tragedy", in A Companion to Greek Tragedy, Justina Gregory (ed.

They are derived almost entirely from three unreliable sources: Justina Gregory, 'Euripidean Tragedy', in A Companion to Greek Tragedy, Justina Gregory (ed.

Thus for example two extant plays, The Phoenician Women and Iphigenia at Aulis, are significantly corrupted by interpolations Justina Gregory, 'Euripidean Tragedy', in A Companion to Greek Tragedy, Justina Gregory (ed.

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Billed as part stand-up comedy, part Greek tragedy, part performance art and part contemporary dance, Body Parts is a virtuoso solo performance by veteran artist Tara Cheyenne Friedenberg that hits the ArtSpring stage on Saturday, Feb. 25.

Davis, his first name inspired by the ancients, alluded to Greek tragedy when explaining the resolution to his decadeslong trial.

Carsley's audition as interim boss suffered a huge setback, with the Greek tragedy becoming a black mark on his CV.

Cliched allusions to classical Greek tragedy, and various historical parallels abound as commentators compete to describe this extraordinary spectacle of a modern-day Caesar defying his own mortality.

Greek tragedy does offer an eloquent example of just such wisdom.

Speaking judgment calls, the Athens of America averted a Greek tragedy this month.

I feel as if I am in the middle of a Greek tragedy.

The play, “AntigoneNOW,” a reinterpretation of the 2,000-year-old Greek tragedy “Antigone” by Sophocles, will be an entirely novel production.

It’s as if we were watching a Greek tragedy from a box seat and being ushered into the actors’ dressing rooms between acts.

Originally an Off-Broadway smash circa 2016, the twist on a Greek tragedy is the musical with lyrics and book by singer/songwriter Anaïs Mitchell that began its Broadway run earlier this year.

An emblematic case, and I am going to write a homage to this kid because it’s like a Greek tragedy, is that of this kid in a where I am working for whom I managed to get work in the Communes Ministry.

But Cusk wonders in whether they–like Medea, Antigone and other women of Greek tragedy–can achieve honor through that suffering.

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