unluckily

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England's Ben Duckett is unluckily dismissed, as Angelo Mathews takes the catch after Nishan Madushka's drop goes straight to him for Sri Lanka's first wicket on day three of the second Test at Lord's.

From BBC • Aug. 31, 2024

And nothing makes you count your blessings quite like watching fictional characters escape death, like the college student in 2014's "Kristy" who unluckily stays on campus alone during Thanksgiving break.

From Salon • Dec. 21, 2021

But unluckily for farmers, fall armyworms aren’t picky eaters.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 17, 2021

“Luckily his plays haven’t aged — and unluckily, his targets haven’t either.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2019

But one match, unluckily, struck right next to a pile of that morning’s newspapers.

From "The Cricket in Times Square" by George Selden