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Recent Examples of unluckily
But unluckily, the hatch was open—so the vessel sank 5,000 feet to the ocean floor.
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Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 26 Feb. 2025
These include his eldest, Frederick (Henry Thomas), a Kendall Roy type and father to the only Usher grandchild, unluckily named Lenore.
—Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2023
Luckily for him, and unluckily for the cast and crew, real zombies arrive.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2023
Former college friends Margaret Bellefuil, Jean Albrecht, and Jodi Campbell reunited for a two-day trip to St. Helena that unluckily coincided with the shut-off.
—Evan Sernoffsky, SFChronicle.com, 10 Oct. 2019
In Melbourne Nishikori contested three five-setters, then unluckily drew tournament king Djokovic.
—Ravi Ubha, CNN, 9 July 2019
And unluckily for Thiem, Nadal is playing his best tennis of the current clay swing.
—Ravi Ubha, CNN, 8 June 2019
But unluckily for Michiganders, they're known to travel to states outside of their normal regions.
—Caroline Blackmon, Detroit Free Press, 25 June 2018
Hakan Calhanoglu also came close to stealing the lead for Milan, blasting one from several yards out following a breakaway, but his shot unluckily cannoned off the crossbar.
—SI.com, 31 Mar. 2018
Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 26 Feb. 2025
These include his eldest, Frederick (Henry Thomas), a Kendall Roy type and father to the only Usher grandchild, unluckily named Lenore.
—Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2023
Luckily for him, and unluckily for the cast and crew, real zombies arrive.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2023
Former college friends Margaret Bellefuil, Jean Albrecht, and Jodi Campbell reunited for a two-day trip to St. Helena that unluckily coincided with the shut-off.
—Evan Sernoffsky, SFChronicle.com, 10 Oct. 2019
In Melbourne Nishikori contested three five-setters, then unluckily drew tournament king Djokovic.
—Ravi Ubha, CNN, 9 July 2019
And unluckily for Thiem, Nadal is playing his best tennis of the current clay swing.
—Ravi Ubha, CNN, 8 June 2019
But unluckily for Michiganders, they're known to travel to states outside of their normal regions.
—Caroline Blackmon, Detroit Free Press, 25 June 2018
Hakan Calhanoglu also came close to stealing the lead for Milan, blasting one from several yards out following a breakaway, but his shot unluckily cannoned off the crossbar.
—SI.com, 31 Mar. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unluckily
Adverb
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Psychological trauma can unfortunately linger for years.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
10 Apr. 2025
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The timing of the arrest is unfortunately close to the release of his latest project, Bridge Kard Blessings, which made landfall on March 28.—
Regina Cho,
VIBE.com,
9 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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The hot tub in said stand isn’t open, sadly, but its ground floor is, for people to buy lager, ice cream, coffee, tacos, cocktails and, of course, Pimms.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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How was that experience for you, working with her to create a representation of these things that, sadly, happened?—
Lisa de los Reyes,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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The seller was unhappily mulling it when another offer emerged, then another.—
Kim Velsey,
Curbed,
7 Apr. 2025
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The actor Steve Coogan plays Tom Michell, a teacher from southern England who is unhappily assigned to an upper-class boy’s school in 1970s Argentina.—
Glenn Kenny,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Suicide and violence are regrettably commonplace; be an ally and speak truth to power.—
Julie Kratz,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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Not pictured is Golden Gun's Mary Goodnight (Britt Ekland), who does carry a Gucci handbag but otherwise delivers little in terms of style — or, regrettably, in terms of sense.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
23 Mar. 2025
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“Unluckily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unluckily. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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