For those of us who use the same rooms for such a loss, it seems a cruel reminder.

Further, it must be counted as only a cruel reminder of the gap in the field between aspiration and performance.

It was a cruel reminder of the nickname he used to hurl at her.

Her deceit was a cruel reminder, but effective in its unintentional aim.

Wick's double-cross had been a cruel reminder of why she had made those resolutions.

It's a cruel reminder of all that I've lost, and it saddens me more than I can find words to express.

For me, the violence we are seeing today is a cruel reminder of the darkest days of Europe's pre-war history.

The accident of 24 March was a cruel reminder of the problem of transport safety.

So, ultimately, the House vote may be nothing but a cruel reminder to Silicon Valley of its former powers.

For Wright, who had been healthy for two years, it was a cruel reminder that his injury history would always stalk him.