alas

Example Sentences

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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, Minute Maid is saying goodbye to all that, and thanks for the memories.

From Salon • Feb. 6, 2026

By now you’ve probably learned that the Patriots are, alas, very good again.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025

“Anger. Very nice. Useless to me, alas, but as it is so often a precursor to sorrow, I confess that I do like it.”

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill