lamentably
Example Sentences
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The ones in Professor Shugerman’s essay, lamentably, are not even legally persuasive.
From Salon ● Apr. 25, 2024
He said the level of security MPs were offered was "lamentably poor" but said he would not allow threats to "reduce my accessibility to my constituents".
From BBC ● Feb. 22, 2024
In keeping with that approach, many health officials believe the vaccine machinery is in place to meet what they expect, lamentably, to be tepid demand this fall.
From New York Times ● Aug. 28, 2022
New York’s spring and fall art auctions were lamentably littered with newly monetized museum art.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2021
Still, the incident had lamentably put off his retiring time, which was ordinarily eleven o’clock.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
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