alas

Example Sentences

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They show only what markets did during the period studied — so, alas, there are no perfect guarantees.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

In Los Angeles, alas, we were, last spring, a city of cinders.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

All of which leaves me sounding, alas, like a broken record.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 11, 2026

But alas, Minute Maid is saying goodbye to all that, and thanks for the memories.

From Salon • Feb. 6, 2026

In the first few weeks, alas, poor Xiang Xiang couldn’t master the skilled panda technique of bamboo eating—he wasted about 75 percent of the edible plant—and probably spent much of those days hungry.

From "Camp Panda" by Catherine Thimmesh