as in sadly
by bad fortune or luck
Unfortunately, you've just missed her.
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Recent Examples of unfortunately
Witnessing violence has, unfortunately, become an assumed risk when logging onto the internet.
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Charles Trepany, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
That all unfortunately overshadows the palpable affection Gosling and Emma Stone have in their second of three movie romances, and even Gosling’s playboy charisma gets dulled a bit.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
Others, unfortunately, are still waiting for their time to shine.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026
But in John’s case, the result was crashing into the ocean, unfortunately.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 14 Mar. 2026
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Charles Trepany, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
That all unfortunately overshadows the palpable affection Gosling and Emma Stone have in their second of three movie romances, and even Gosling’s playboy charisma gets dulled a bit.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
Others, unfortunately, are still waiting for their time to shine.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026
But in John’s case, the result was crashing into the ocean, unfortunately.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 14 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfortunately
Adverb
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But, sadly, sometimes people do go leak classified information in those big settings.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Ride sadly passed away July 23, 2012, at the age of 61, following a battle with a terminal illness.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
29 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Their answer to having to tolerate difference is whatever means are necessary to stop liberalization, and lamentably, our Bill of Rights and governmental checks on the executive mean that taking a jack hammer to our nation’s foundation is a necessary means to a repugnant end.—
Rafael Perez,
Oc Register,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Unfortunately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfortunately. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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