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Recent Examples of unluckily
These include his eldest, Frederick (Henry Thomas), a Kendall Roy type and father to the only Usher grandchild, unluckily named Lenore.
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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
MILAN — A certain amount of anticipation had built up among the spectators invited to experience Alessandro Sartori’s debut as the artistic director at Ermenegildo Zegna on a cold Friday, which happened to fall — luckily or unluckily — on the 13th.
—Guy Trebay, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2017
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
MILAN — A certain amount of anticipation had built up among the spectators invited to experience Alessandro Sartori’s debut as the artistic director at Ermenegildo Zegna on a cold Friday, which happened to fall — luckily or unluckily — on the 13th.
—Guy Trebay, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unluckily
Adverb
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The spread of illness in congregate living situations, including shelters, is unfortunately common given the close quarters and communal spaces.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
18 Jan. 2025
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The family qualified for this program, but unfortunately, there are more people in need than homes to shelter them, officials agree.—
Denise Crosby,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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Fast forward to 2025 and the club has been sadly demolished, but Bowen and Marchetto are still going strong.—
José Criales-Unzueta,
Vogue,
18 Jan. 2025
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Google is always in the news and, sadly, not always for positive reasons as far as security issues are concerned.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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The Palestinian population would live unhappily, but under the day-to-day administration of a Palestinian government.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
16 Jan. 2025
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Although Hemingway had been somewhat happily employed by the Toronto Star Weekly as a foreign correspondent since 1921, in 1923 he was unhappily transferred to feature writing for the Toronto Daily Star under the notorious Hindmarsh.—
Emily Zarevich,
JSTOR Daily,
6 Jan. 2025
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And one that was regrettably imported in very limited quantities to the US—with this powertrain, only 80 units.—
Christian Gilbertsen,
Robb Report,
8 Jan. 2025
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Be aware that generative AI can regrettably provide ineffective and even potentially harmful advice.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024
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