unluckily

Example Sentences

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So, luckily for the ecosystem – but perhaps unluckily for our picnics – wasps appear to be thriving here in the UK.

From BBC • Jul. 18, 2025

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 unluckily for me, trolls are very hospitable, and Mard took my cup and plunged it into the pot of sludge.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff