as in bitterly
with feelings of bitterness or grief
sadly she told us how her dog died
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Recent Examples of sadly
Yes, people sadly end up moving thousands of dollars — sometimes even six figures — directly into a scammer's pocket.
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Susan Tompor, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
That pernicious lack of knowledge, sadly, persists to this day.
—Sahar Mustafah
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
But sadly, Monica too is all jammed up.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
And Just Like That left us with felt, sadly and utterly disappointingly, far more one-dimensional.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 15 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sadly
Susan Tompor, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
That pernicious lack of knowledge, sadly, persists to this day.
—Sahar Mustafah
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
But sadly, Monica too is all jammed up.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
And Just Like That left us with felt, sadly and utterly disappointingly, far more one-dimensional.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 15 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sadly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sadly
Adverb
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Today, its surface is bitterly cold, with most of its underground water frozen into a thick shell of ice, with some remaining as a salty brine trapped below.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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The party fought bitterly against the reformers targeting this assault on democracy.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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Noah Baumbach’s painfully incisive portrait of a family divorce among a remarkably prickly family of Brooklyn intellectuals finds so many ways to showcase its characters’ most brittle sides.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
29 Aug. 2025
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There was a recognition Amorim’s predecessors had assembled a painfully lopsided squad, while the club had lacked a football structure since Sir Alex Ferguson retired in May 2013.—
Dan Cancian,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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For the role of Desmond, Wilder turned to Swanson, who in real life had also once existed among Hollywood’s loftiest ranks at the height of her career during the Silent Era of the 1920s and '30s, but had gradually — but not regretfully — followed other directions when her stardom waned.—
Scott Huver,
People.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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Both bravely and regretfully, Daniel shared how those feelings led him to treat his friends poorly.—
Claudia Levens,
Journal Sentinel,
18 Nov. 2024
Adverb
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Such is the expectancy around Arsenal now, a 1-0 loss to a bewitching free kick, the kind of sudden inspiration that decides a close and claustrophobic game, hit the team hard.—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
1 Sep. 2025
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That’s hard on the receivers, the coaches, the play-caller, and the quarterback.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Sadly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sadly. Accessed 7 Sep. 2025.
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