as in sadly
by bad fortune or luck
Unfortunately, you've just missed her.
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Recent Examples of unfortunately
Well, unfortunately, details on the specs, such as the specific motor and battery, are under wraps as of now.
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Utkarsh Sood
june 05, New Atlas, 5 June 2026
This one, unfortunately, looks to be the bad version of that.
—Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2026
That sounds pretty fantastic, but unfortunately, that's not the full story.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 29 May 2026
But unfortunately for me, Ivana is wearing headphones and is ready to work out on her own.
—Antoinette Radford, CNN Money, 24 May 2026
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Utkarsh Sood
june 05, New Atlas, 5 June 2026
This one, unfortunately, looks to be the bad version of that.
—Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2026
That sounds pretty fantastic, but unfortunately, that's not the full story.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 29 May 2026
But unfortunately for me, Ivana is wearing headphones and is ready to work out on her own.
—Antoinette Radford, CNN Money, 24 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for unfortunately
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfortunately
Adverb
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Those faithful are making SpaceX not just the largest and most widely-lauded IPO ever, but sadly, far-and-away the most expensive.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
6 June 2026
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As a fashion writer with expensive taste and a budget that (sadly) doesn’t always agree, TJ Maxx’s Runway section has become my go-to source for scoring designer finds at prices that feel too good to be true.—
Julia Morlino,
Travel + Leisure,
6 June 2026
Adverb
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Our attorney general’s hyperbolic statements, lamentably, do little to help on that front.—
Letters to the Editor,
Hartford Courant,
1 May 2026
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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
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“Unfortunately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfortunately. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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