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Examples of alas in a Sentence
Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2023
But, alas, Kelly was up Schitt’s Creek sans paddle.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2023
These developments, alas, are out of step with consumers who are turning to lighter, fresher tasting wines with more tartness and less alcohol.
—Patricia Cohen Violette Franchi, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2023
The book’s titular prophesy of The End of Fox News and the Murdoch Dynasty has a deeply satisfying ring—if alas, reminiscent of Mark Twain’s greatly exaggerated reports of death.
—Nina Burleigh, The New Republic, 26 Sep. 2023
But alas, this is 2023, and not everyone is quite as thrilled about a good ole IPO as in years past.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2023
Like German hip-hop pioneers Advanced Chemistry, who even rapped in English — but, alas, were very much not gay.
—Daniel Scheffler, Spin, 19 Sep. 2023
The dying off, though real, is also, alas, a symbol.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 18 Sep. 2023
In their hearts men and women long to surrender their anxiety-laden free will to authoritarianism (which, alas, seems true even today).
—Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2023
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Word History
Interjection
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from a ah + las weary, from Latin lassus — more at lassitude
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“Alas.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alas. Accessed 6 Dec. 2023.
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