as in bitterly
with feelings of bitterness or grief
sadly she told us how her dog died
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Recent Examples of sadly
It was sadly demolished in 1980 to make way for a parking lot, but its legacy lives on in the new club.
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2025
Ella’s story is touching yet sadly not unique.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
But the Hungarian novelist’s central theme is easily parsed and sadly evergreen.
—Walt Hunter, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2025
It was first reported by Gérard Férey, one of the foundational figures in the MOF and porous framework community who sadly died in 2017.
—Stavroula Alina Kampouri, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2025
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2025
Ella’s story is touching yet sadly not unique.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
But the Hungarian novelist’s central theme is easily parsed and sadly evergreen.
—Walt Hunter, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2025
It was first reported by Gérard Férey, one of the foundational figures in the MOF and porous framework community who sadly died in 2017.
—Stavroula Alina Kampouri, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sadly
Adverb
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Taylor makes a persuasive case for how artists can grow, if incrementally and maybe bitterly, amid so much numbing digital noise.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
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Fede knows the truth, but Roberto doesn’t, and Fede has held that over Antonio ever since, with Antonio bitterly blaming himself for his wife’s death.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
12 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Eastwood and Fitzgerald are barely in the movie long enough to register, Williams’ 30-something mom lacks any actual spirit, and Franco’s painfully earnest single dad can’t decide whether to keep his glasses on and off.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
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Every New York Yankees fan is painfully aware of the rough season starting shortstop Anthony Volpe had in Year 3 as a big-leaguer.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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For the role of Desmond, Wilder turned to Swanson, who in real life had also once existed among Hollywood’s loftiest ranks at the height of her career during the Silent Era of the 1920s and '30s, but had gradually — but not regretfully — followed other directions when her stardom waned.—
Scott Huver,
People.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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Both bravely and regretfully, Daniel shared how those feelings led him to treat his friends poorly.—
Claudia Levens,
Journal Sentinel,
18 Nov. 2024
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In police bodycam footage shown in The Perfect Neighbor, Lorincz claims that Owens had been banging on her locked front door so hard that her house started shaking.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Oct. 2025
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Every day, we are inundated with imagery urging us to work harder, buy more … and never stop.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Sadly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sadly. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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