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Recent Examples of lamentably
The Locke works are placed directly above and below a small Albers; inches away from each are examples of minerals, in their own display cases, which, jutting out from the wall, distract lamentably from the canvases.
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Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 8 June 2026
Our attorney general’s hyperbolic statements, lamentably, do little to help on that front.
—Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 1 May 2026
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
Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 8 June 2026
Our attorney general’s hyperbolic statements, lamentably, do little to help on that front.
—Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 1 May 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lamentably
Adverb
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But sadly, this effort is being affected in a negative manner by neighboring counties.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 June 2026
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An Indianapolis woman reported missing earlier this year along with her seven children has sadly been found dead in Mexico, though her kids are safe, her family told IndyStar.—
Joe Mutascio,
IndyStar,
10 June 2026
Adverb
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The cost conversation, understandably, precedes all of this, and may (unfortunately) ward off some or all of you.—
Matthew Buzzi,
PC Magazine,
14 June 2026
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The police recommended that three felony charges be brought against Driscoll but unfortunately none of the children interviewed were willing to testify in court.—
Lori Riley,
Hartford Courant,
14 June 2026
Adverb
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In addition to losing her vision, she was held hostage, suffered a miscarriage, and even tragically lost her infant in a fire.—
Kelly Martinez,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 June 2026
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Kennedy’s Presidency ended tragically with his assassination in Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
Adverb
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There is little doubt that this is a rapidly developing field and that there are tremendous upsides to be had, but at the same time, regrettably, hidden risks and outright gotchas come into these endeavors, too.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Our original predictions about the abject lack of viability have been proven regrettably accurate.—
Jon Coupal,
Oc Register,
25 May 2026
Adverb
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Nearly all are unhappily married by the end of the novel.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 May 2026
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Elizabeth Banks is Lindy Littlejohn, a seriously frustrated writer, unhappily if tumultuously married to Les (Matthew Macfadyen), a brilliant scientist.—
Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Lamentably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lamentably. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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