alas
Example Sentences
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This is the case even if you have the Patreon app, which I downloaded in hopes it would get around the PDF, but alas.
From Salon ● May 12, 2026
The answer, alas, is not much—at least not much that is likely to have an effect on the Iranian leaders’ behavior.
From Slate ● May 11, 2026
In Los Angeles, alas, we were, last spring, a city of cinders.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2026
All of which leaves me sounding, alas, like a broken record.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 11, 2026
But alas, they can’t play with the huggable, lovable panda cub.
From "Camp Panda" by Catherine Thimmesh
Vocabulary lists containing alas
"Sympathy" by Paul Laurence Dunbar
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Selection Vocabulary 2, Unit 1
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4-letter words, List 1
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