1.   A truly tragic figure, Johnson had overreached himself.

2.   Anna Karenina, the tragic figure in one of the great pieces of western literature, would seem to have plenty.

3.   As Narraboth, American tenor Thomas Studebaker cut a tragic figure and sang with unforced strength.

4.   A more subtly conflicted, less hot-aired actor could have helped blur the lines between good and bad and made Cal a tragic figure, too.

5.   But Pinky is more a jokey caricature than a tragic figure.

6.   Cheney has taken to depicting the president as a tragic figure.

7.   Eric Davis, portrayed as a tragic figure in the wake of his chemotherapy treatment, unleashed a wicked home run.

8.   Every Shakespearian drama has its tragic figure and a World Series can do no less.

9.   He acknowledged that some may be offended by a horse carrying the name of a tragic figure from one of the most horrific periods of world history.

10.   He is a star, a gentleman and even a tragic figure to some for his inability each year to have his name engraved on the Cup.