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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Essay & Composition Writing

Descriptive phrase

how can I say "tragedy struck" in a creative way?
i.e. tragedy dealt its terrible blows (?)
  

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No, that does not sound very good. If you are a learner, do not try to be 'creative'. Use the standard collocations that most native speakers use: tragedy struck is fine.

  • No, that does not sound very good.
  • If you are a learner, do not try to be 'creative'.
  • Use the standard collocations that most native speakers use: tragedy struck is fine.
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No, that does not sound very good. If you are a learner, do not try to be 'creative'. Use the standard collocations that most native speakers use: tragedy struck is fine.

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