as in boo
used to express sorrow or distress
alack, it's true—the only good restaurant in town is closing!
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Interjection
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That fits the bill — but, alas.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
28 Aug. 2025 -
Skip Gates, John Grisham, José Andrés, Arthur Brooks, and—alas—Amy Coney Barrett are scheduled to chat around the proverbial fireside at the Library of Congress.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
25 Aug. 2025
Interjection
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In the north of the British Isles, people sometimes combined ye, a second person plural pronoun for you, along with aw, meaning all.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
16 July 2025
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And then … aw, just cue up the video player for the epic Francisco Lindor homer that won this thing!—
Jayson Stark,
The Athletic,
27 Dec. 2024
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“Alack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alack. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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