unhappily
adverb
un·hap·pi·ly
ˌən-ˈha-pə-lē 
1
: unfortunately sense 1
unhappily, medicine has not yet found a cure—
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: in an unhappy manner : without pleasure
practiced law unhappily for a few years
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Examples of unhappily in a Sentence
They were unhappily married for two years.
an unhappily married couple being counseled by a professional
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His thoughts about the environment, the future, and parenting come into sharp relief through his current job at a restaurant, where he is unhappily employed.
—Jade S. Sasser, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2024
Breton’s broader fight with X over the DSA’s compliance regime is still underway and looks likely to end up in the EU’s courts, almost certainly unhappily for Musk.
—The Editors, National Review, 15 Aug. 2024
If the link between neoliberalism and mass incarceration seems tenuous, the argument that incarceration is a mechanism that preserves racial hierarchy is unhappily convincing.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 22 July 2024
Brown portrayed Louis as dim, unrefined, lackadaisical, unhappily married and disinterested in much outside of boxing, sleeping, fishing, showgirls and Jimmie Lunceford swing songs.
—Tom Stanton, Detroit Free Press, 12 Feb. 2024
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Jade S. Sasser, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2024
Breton’s broader fight with X over the DSA’s compliance regime is still underway and looks likely to end up in the EU’s courts, almost certainly unhappily for Musk.
—The Editors, National Review, 15 Aug. 2024
If the link between neoliberalism and mass incarceration seems tenuous, the argument that incarceration is a mechanism that preserves racial hierarchy is unhappily convincing.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 22 July 2024
Brown portrayed Louis as dim, unrefined, lackadaisical, unhappily married and disinterested in much outside of boxing, sleeping, fishing, showgirls and Jimmie Lunceford swing songs.
—Tom Stanton, Detroit Free Press, 12 Feb. 2024
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“Unhappily.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unhappily. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.
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