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Recent Examples of unluckily
But unluckily, the hatch was open—so the vessel sank 5,000 feet to the ocean floor.
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Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 26 Feb. 2025
These include his eldest, Frederick (Henry Thomas), a Kendall Roy type and father to the only Usher grandchild, unluckily named Lenore.
—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
Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 26 Feb. 2025
These include his eldest, Frederick (Henry Thomas), a Kendall Roy type and father to the only Usher grandchild, unluckily named Lenore.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unluckily
Adverb
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But unfortunately, this isn't helping you—or your pans—out in the long run.—
Katlyn Moncada,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Mar. 2025
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But unfortunately nearly half of the private colleges and universities in America are C students, at best, financially.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Right now, Commissioner Tisch, sadly, is a lonely voice.—
Maud Maron,
New York Daily News,
20 Mar. 2025
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Switching to decaffeinated tea or coffee sadly isn’t the answer, as the polyphenols still remain intact.—
Fiona Embleton,
Glamour,
18 Mar. 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
Adverb
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But the producers — irritatingly overplayed by Chuck McCann and Robert Staats, who regrettably seize the vast majority of screen time — aren’t really hoping to make a killing.—
Joe Leydon,
Variety,
5 Mar. 2025
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The alleged fraud continued after the June board meeting, as Motorsport’s CFO opined to minority investors the company had regrettably overpaid for 704Games by $1.1 million.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Unluckily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unluckily. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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