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Recent Examples of unhappily 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 Some lived unhappily at the club, unable to maximise their talent or contribute to success. Carl Anka, New York Times, 16 May 2025 Moscow, Washington, and, however unhappily, Kyiv know that NATO membership is out of Ukraine’s reach. The Editors, National Review, 24 Apr. 2025 The seller was unhappily mulling it when another offer emerged, then another. Kim Velsey, Curbed, 7 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unhappily
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unhappily
Adverb
  • Fede knows the truth, but Roberto doesn’t, and Fede has held that over Antonio ever since, with Antonio bitterly blaming himself for his wife’s death.
    Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Both the city of Chicago and the state of Illinois bitterly oppose the move and have launched legal action in a bid to block it.
    James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • It was sadly demolished in 1980 to make way for a parking lot, but its legacy lives on in the new club.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Ella’s story is touching yet sadly not unique.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • That’s especially true, painfully so, for recent college graduates.
    Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2025
  • That’s another high hurdle, because the ACA credits split Republicans painfully.
    Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2025

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“Unhappily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unhappily. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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