Interjection
Juliet's pitiful lament, “alas, poor Romeo, he is already dead!”.
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Interjection
The Huskers are another team that was supposed to be playing a big game against Penn State in November, but alas.—Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025 But alas, as those packages pile up outside your apartment door, the boxes inevitably contain a plethora of lulus and turkeys, things that barely fit or flatter you, made of fabric whose cheesiness could not be discerned from the AI photos on the internet.—Lynn Yaeger, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2025 Eternity, alas, will only fly as high as Murray can lift it.—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025 There is, alas, a snake in their Eden.—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for alas
Word History
Etymology
Interjection
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from a ah + las weary, from Latin lassus — more at lassitude
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