alas

Example Sentences

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

From Los Angeles Times

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

From MarketWatch

Cue a montage of the two of them squabbling that, alas, sets the tone for this movie, which drones much more often than it soars.

From The Wall Street Journal

This feels, alas, like a conveniently fearful conclusion chasing its own tail.

From The Wall Street Journal

We rushed into the decision giddy about the project, thrilled to have outflanked our competition at Universal Studios and, alas, oblivious to the potential ramifications.

From The Wall Street Journal