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Recent Examples of alas This would've been a perfect opportunity to stargaze during the serene set, alas the stars were snuffed out by the muddy blanket of light pollution. Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025 Alamo Drafthouse’s San Francisco movie party is, alas, sold out. Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 18 June 2025 But alas, the Thunder deployed a tactic that has become popular across the league – intentionally fouling up three points to avoid giving their opponent a chance to launch a potential game-tying shot – which turned what should have been an incredible ending into a snooze fest. Mat Issa, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025 Sounded iffy in rehearsal and, alas, even iffier on stage. Charlie Mason, TVLine, 12 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for alas
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Interjection
  • Williams also recalled witnessing the Super Bowl crowd boo Taylor Swift when she was shown on the jumbotron cheering on her boyfriend, Kansas City Chiefs player Travis Kelce.
    Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Highlights include a costume parade (for kids and parents), a Purim story and boo Haman and songs.
    Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2024
Interjection
  • Studies of fathers have generated some alarmist headlines over the years, and Hrdy has kindly collated them: no dad joke: fatherhood shrinks the brain; aw, nuts!
    Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024
  • 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 24 Jul. 2025.

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