as in sadly
by bad fortune or luck
Unfortunately, you've just missed her.
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Recent Examples of unfortunately
Core human values of non-violence and compassion have unfortunately been fading away from our vocabulary.
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Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Time, 3 May 2025
Plastic traps moisture, and moisture unfortunately promotes mold.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 23 Apr. 2025
But the fictional world of crime is, unfortunately, not immune to racial prejudices.
—H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 23 Apr. 2025
Psychological trauma can unfortunately linger for years.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 10 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unfortunately
Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Time, 3 May 2025
Plastic traps moisture, and moisture unfortunately promotes mold.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 23 Apr. 2025
But the fictional world of crime is, unfortunately, not immune to racial prejudices.
—H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 23 Apr. 2025
Psychological trauma can unfortunately linger for years.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfortunately
sadly
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The leadership toxicity is sadly nothing new, though there’s one point in here about Bungie allegedly buying pricey penthouses for some higher tiers of management.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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His gay life, sadly, is mostly a source of early misery and bitter feeling—a reminder of how recently, and how blessedly, homosexuality has been normalized.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
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“Unfortunately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfortunately. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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