sadly

Example Sentences

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Sadly, his background vocal is mixed low and seems like an afterthought, but it’s an affecting song nonetheless, conjuring images of truck stops and roadside juke joints.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Sadly, her half-brother Poly had been left behind, and while her mother wrote to him daily, his fate is ultimately a tragic one.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Sadly, I’m afraid that’s the perfect metaphor for our time.

From Salon • Apr. 28, 2026

Sadly, but not surprisingly, Maryland is not alone.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

Sadly, there was a tragic human toll attached to divers’ new abilities to operate so far beneath the surface.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler