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used to express sorrow or distress
Juliet's pitiful lament, "alas, poor Romeo, he is already dead!"
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The production, New Orleans: The Storyville Musical, had not, alas, been a success.
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Elon Green, Vulture, 5 Mar. 2025
In every other way, alas, the decision to send our protagonist across so soon is a critical error.
—Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Feb. 2025
Elsewhere, alas, Mickey has little bodily autonomy.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2025
On that question, alas, my fears turned out to be right.
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Elon Green, Vulture, 5 Mar. 2025
In every other way, alas, the decision to send our protagonist across so soon is a critical error.
—Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Feb. 2025
Elsewhere, alas, Mickey has little bodily autonomy.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2025
On that question, alas, my fears turned out to be right.
—Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Alas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alas. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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