alas
Example Sentences
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Just a month after he dropped “Lonely,” Bieber returned to his teen-idol woes — far less movingly, alas — in this dreary duet with Shawn Mendes.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
All of which leaves me sounding, alas, like a broken record.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 11, 2026
But alas, Minute Maid is saying goodbye to all that, and thanks for the memories.
From Salon • Feb. 6, 2026
Too much of it, alas, is spent recalling now dead or sadly debilitated family and friends.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026
“Ha! You could barely fight me with a goddess on your side. And, alas . . . that goddess is preoccupied at the moment. There will be no help for you now.”
From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan
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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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