Examples of alas in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Will look forward greatly to seeing you all, and to a calm month of (alas! Oliver Sacks, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024 But alas, history was not on the fans’ side Thursday — or, rather, for those fans who wanted to see the team slide into the history books. Peter Breen, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2024 There’s no need to grab your backyard telescope to glimpse our temporary guest—this mini moon will, alas, be too small and dim to be seen by such a modest kit. Lee Billings, Scientific American, 25 Sep. 2024 But, alas, there were no undies—just a very clumped up, misshapen pad squished within my sports bra. Julia Ries, SELF, 18 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for alas 

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“Alas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alas. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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