alas
Example Sentences
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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
The renovations cost hundreds of millions of dollars more than projected, which alas is all too typical for a government building project.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026
The country should be proud of them, too, but, alas, not many people in this country even know of their existence.
From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin
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