—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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Brian T. Allen, National Review, 2 Jan. 2025
By the late 1990s, alas, broadcast networks, beset by cable offerings, began moving away from original movies.
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Interjection
Christmas doesn’t stop news from happening, alas, and this past December the glass hive buzzed.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 2 Jan. 2025
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
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“Alas.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alas. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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alas
interjection
—used to express unhappiness, pity, or concern
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