by bad luck; "unfortunately it rained all day"; "alas, I cannot stay"
alas
How to use alas in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for alas.
Editorial note
But alas SO seems keen on shutting that down; and 3. Fragmentation.
Quick take
by bad luck; "unfortunately it rained all day"; "alas, I cannot stay"
Meaning at a glance
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Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for alas.
adverb
by bad luck; "unfortunately it rained all day"; "alas, I cannot stay"
See also: unfortunately, unluckily, regrettably
Example sentences
But alas SO seems keen on shutting that down; and 3. Fragmentation.
But seeing as none of the initial assumptions are likely to be true, alas for all that. Would be kind of cool, though!
But alas, it feels much better to say "My company was valued at a billion dollars!" than it does to say "Rich people used my company as tool to transfer money to each other!"
But alas! we lazy bums are opting for the cheap consumerism solution.
But alas 3 months without weekends, high pressure workload, high pressure targets, unyielding worldwide competition take a toll. So I quit.
There are other projects written in Haskell that, alas, we're not ready to talk intelligently about publicly. Watch this space, however.
I had Linux installed but, alas, in 2006-2007 there weren't many Linux games to keep me company. Luckily after some time I remembered I had downloaded this "Wesnoth" game a few months before, so I started playing it.
One consequence of this debacle is, alas, that I can no longer write checks to reward the people who discover errors in my books. The system that I've been using has worked well for almost forty years; but recently I have had to close three checking accounts, and the criminal attacks on those accounts have caused significant grief to my bankers.
That we're making a generalization out of humanity's life experiences is futile in itself, but alas, the application of said generalization here is far more interesting to me.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use alas in a sentence?
But alas SO seems keen on shutting that down; and 3. Fragmentation.
What does alas mean?
by bad luck; "unfortunately it rained all day"; "alas, I cannot stay"
What part of speech is alas?
alas is commonly used as adverb.