Examples of alas in a Sentence

Interjection Juliet's pitiful lament, “alas, poor Romeo, he is already dead!”.

Recent Examples on the Web: Interjection His metaphor, alas, can’t sustain the weight of a book and must be stretched and contorted to cover too much ground. — Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ, 22 July 2022 But alas, my unsatisfying approach is to mute myself and leave them to their bubble. — cleveland, 18 July 2022 But alas, my unsatisfying approach is to mute myself and leave them to their bubble. — Amy Dickinson, oregonlive, 18 July 2022 But alas, my unsatisfying approach is to mute myself and leave them to their bubble. — Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 18 July 2022 The script, alas, is a bit of a 98-pound weakling, but given the escapist demands probably sufficient to get the job done. — Brian Lowry, CNN, 15 July 2022 Her Valkyrie, alas, receives less screen time than Jane, who’s given a crisis as well as special powers, a blond blowout and muscles that inflate and deflate like party balloons. — New York Times, 7 July 2022 In the end, alas, this noisy spectacle is more bark than bite. — Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 13 July 2022 The bad news, alas, is that’s the good news for the Nationals, who are on the verge of potentially answering a question rarely posed over the last 100-plus years: Which World Series champion declined fastest after its title? — Jerry Beach, Forbes, 1 July 2022 See More

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