unluckily

adverb

Definition of unluckilynext
as in unfortunately

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Recent Examples of unluckily The government is not some company unluckily plagued by incompetent executives. — Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 19 May 2026 Despite being the better team by all accounts, her first foray in the German top-flight unluckily ended with a 2-1 loss to Die Wölfe. — Sebastian Shukla, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026 Luckily, or unluckily, depending on one’s perspective, Mayci is not allowed to let the situation lie for long. — Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026 In the second half, Herrington recovered well to guard Jesus Ferreira, but unluckily deflected a shot straight to Paul Rothrock for Seattle’s second goal. — Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 23 Feb. 2026 Most of the damage wiped out four watertight compartments, into which 16,000 tons of water gushed, but unluckily the ice pierced two other compartments. — Sean Kingsley, HollywoodReporter, 11 Apr. 2025 But unluckily, the hatch was open—so the vessel sank 5,000 feet to the ocean floor. — Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 26 Feb. 2025 These include his eldest, Frederick (Henry Thomas), a Kendall Roy type and father to the only Usher grandchild, unluckily named Lenore. — Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2023 Luckily for him, and unluckily for the cast and crew, real zombies arrive. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unluckily
  1. unfortunately
  2. sadly
  3. unhappily
  4. regrettably
  5. tragically
  6. lamentably
Adverb
  • Dance act Elektro Dads, unfortunately, received some bad news.
    — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Aug. 2026
  • One switch operates the Olto’s turn signals (rear-only, unfortunately).
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of unfortunately
Adverb
  • My summer dresses will sadly be retired in the coming weeks, but a denim midi skirt is the ideal swap on days when I can’t be bothered to wear jeans.
    — Olivia Cigliano, InStyle, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Culture matters, and too often sadly those who are being asked to pay the price of climate change are not those who were putting carbon into the atmosphere in the first place.
    — Morgan Simon, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of sadly
Adverb
  • As the Chiefs marched to a second straight Super Bowl championship and their third in five seasons, Toney watched unhappily.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
  • But its actual lead is Alice (Souheila Yacoub), a Frenchwoman unhappily married to Joseph’s older brother, Will (George Pullar).
    — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 10 July 2026
Definition of unhappily
Adverb
  • This is not some idle fare -- the family is heaping trust in AI that could regrettably backfire on them.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • While there’s seemingly no limit to the stylish market totes on offer this summer, there is, regrettably, a limit to how many will fit in my closet.
    — Natalie Cantell, InStyle, 26 July 2026
Definition of regrettably
Adverb
  • The Exhibition is an experience that is haunting yet heart-warming, telling the story of a life that ended tragically and far too soon.
    — Marie Saavedra, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Fouling up the comics' tragically iconic tale involving Gwen Stacy (Emma Stone) and one really nasty fall.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 31 July 2026
Definition of tragically
Adverb
  • 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.
    — 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
Definition of lamentably

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