unluckily

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Recent Examples of unluckily Most of the damage wiped out four watertight compartments, into which 16,000 tons of water gushed, but unluckily the ice pierced two other compartments. Sean Kingsley, HollywoodReporter, 11 Apr. 2025 But unluckily, the hatch was open—so the vessel sank 5,000 feet to the ocean floor. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unluckily
Adverb
  • Wagner and Benitez were excellent closers who did not do their best work in the postseason, unfortunately.
    Tim Britton, New York Times, 30 May 2025
  • Trump concluded by noting that while he will be gone for the summer, the real president is unfortunately inescapable.
    William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 18 May 2025
Adverb
  • Here, sadly, a template was being set for Fuller’s existence as a social being.
    James Marcus, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
  • As such, the vast majority of professional women in our workforce have interrupted careers; sadly, the resultant gaps on their resumés make resuming work and maintaining traction exceedingly difficult, sometimes impossible.
    Susan Rietano Davey, Hartford Courant, 30 May 2025
Adverb
  • Moscow, Washington, and, however unhappily, Kyiv know that NATO membership is out of Ukraine’s reach.
    The Editors, National Review, 24 Apr. 2025
  • The seller was unhappily mulling it when another offer emerged, then another.
    Kim Velsey, Curbed, 7 Apr. 2025
Adverb
  • Danos started throwing rocks at it and, regrettably, her phone.
    Mitchell Willetts, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2025
  • Which, regrettably, brings us to Connor Hellebuyck, Oettinger’s counterpart for the Jets, who’s about to enter rarefied air with his third Vezina Trophy.
    Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 12 May 2025

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“Unluckily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unluckily. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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