—used to express unhappiness, pity, or concern
Life, alas, is too short.
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Interjection
Juliet's pitiful lament, “alas, poor Romeo, he is already dead!”.
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Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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Interjection
By the late 1990s, alas, broadcast networks, beset by cable offerings, began moving away from original movies.
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Facebook set out to assess whether people were hot or, alas, not.
—Rory Smith, The Athletic, 18 Dec. 2024
But, alas, Hathaway was spotted underneath her over-the-top accessories.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 13 Dec. 2024
Our picks are based on first-hand experience testing in the field on real trips (alas, we don't get paid to tromp around the wilderness).
—Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Alas.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alas. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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alas
interjection
—used to express unhappiness, pity, or concern
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