as in sadly
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Adverb
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Here, sadly, a template was being set for Fuller’s existence as a social being.—
James Marcus,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025 -
As such, the vast majority of professional women in our workforce have interrupted careers; sadly, the resultant gaps on their resumés make resuming work and maintaining traction exceedingly difficult, sometimes impossible.—
Susan Rietano Davey,
Hartford Courant,
30 May 2025
Adverb
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Wagner and Benitez were excellent closers who did not do their best work in the postseason, unfortunately.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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Trump concluded by noting that while he will be gone for the summer, the real president is unfortunately inescapable.—
William Vaillancourt,
Rolling Stone,
18 May 2025
Adverb
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Danos started throwing rocks at it and, regrettably, her phone.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 May 2025
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Which, regrettably, brings us to Connor Hellebuyck, Oettinger’s counterpart for the Jets, who’s about to enter rarefied air with his third Vezina Trophy.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
12 May 2025
Adverb
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These checks on presidential powers have not only been heeded by the men in power, however unhappily, but have become part of case law.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
4 June 2025
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Moscow, Washington, and, however unhappily, Kyiv know that NATO membership is out of Ukraine’s reach.—
The Editors,
National Review,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Tragically.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tragically. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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