—used to express unhappiness, pity, or concern
Life, alas, is too short.
Examples of alas in a Sentence
Interjection
Juliet's pitiful lament, “alas, poor Romeo, he is already dead!”.
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James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 16 Feb. 2026
All seems well and right on the Enterprise, but alas, life finds a way to split them apart.
—Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 14 Feb. 2026
Raw Cookie Dough Another food that experts avoid is, alas, raw cookie dough—both homemade and store-bought.
—Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 10 Feb. 2026
Prommegger, alas, didn’t reach the finals, as he was knocked out in the qualifying run by his countryman, Benjamin Karl.
—Outside, 9 Feb. 2026
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Interjection
But alas, Netflix‘s documentary about the rise and fall of America’s Next Top Model is a rather grueling and self-serious affair which attempts to turn the reality hit that ran for 24 seasons into a cultural war crime.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 16 Feb. 2026
All seems well and right on the Enterprise, but alas, life finds a way to split them apart.
—Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 14 Feb. 2026
Raw Cookie Dough Another food that experts avoid is, alas, raw cookie dough—both homemade and store-bought.
—Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 10 Feb. 2026
Prommegger, alas, didn’t reach the finals, as he was knocked out in the qualifying run by his countryman, Benjamin Karl.
—Outside, 9 Feb. 2026
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“Alas.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alas. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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interjection
—used to express unhappiness, pity, or concern
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