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Recent Examples of alas But, alas, nothing has actually happened. Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2025 This size of event can cause strong aurora activity if directed towards Earth, but alas — this one was not. Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 21 Aug. 2025 But in the America of 2025, alas, that may be too much to expect. U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025 That movie did not, alas, make our top 10. Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for alas
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alas
aw
Interjection
  • 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
  • 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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“Alas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alas. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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