sadly
Example Sentences
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But if Hitler was hoping to break our spirit, to sow panic and despair, he must be sadly disappointed.
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“There you have a point,” Father replies sadly to his sisters.
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Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins said the changes were "aimed at young drivers who are sadly most likely to be killed or seriously injured on our roads".
From BBC
"People have sadly become used to the situation," she said.
From BBC
I had a long spell of working with Lindsay Parsons, who has sadly passed away, before I moved on to Dave Kemp, who was alongside me at Portsmouth in 1999.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.