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

Luckily for him, and unluckily for the cast and crew, real zombies arrive.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 14, 2023

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, I ended up on top of the heap, and unluckily for Elliot, he ended up somewhere on the bottom.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin