—used to express unhappiness, pity, or concern
Life, alas, is too short.
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Examples of alas in a Sentence
Interjection
Juliet's pitiful lament, “alas, poor Romeo, he is already dead!”.
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Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 13 May 2024
Aura doesn’t appear in reports from any of these labs, alas.
—PCMAG, 30 Apr. 2024
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Interjection
But the number of ways that these salmon adjacent dials are made is varied and, alas, also confusing.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 13 May 2024
Aura doesn’t appear in reports from any of these labs, alas.
—PCMAG, 30 Apr. 2024
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“Alas.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alas. Accessed 31 May. 2024.
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interjection
—used to express unhappiness, pity, or concern
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