Alas is another way to emphatically say “unfortunately.” Perhaps you meant to finish up all your homework last night, but alas, your favorite television show wound up getting your undivided attention instead.
An exclamation expressive of sorrow, pity, or apprehension of evil; -- in old writers, sometimes followed by day or white; alas the day, like alack a day, or alas the white.
Adverb
by bad luck; "unfortunately it rained all day"; "alas, I cannot stay"
interj.
An exclamation expressive of sorrow, pity, or
apprehension of evil; -- in old writers, sometimes followed by day or
white; alas the day, like alack a day, or alas the white.
Alas
An exclamation expressive of sorrow, pity, or apprehension of evil; -- in old writers, sometimes followed by day or white; alas the day, like alack a day, or alas the white.
Usage Examples
A few can touch the magic string, and noisy fame is proud to win them: Alas for those that never sing, but die with all their music in them!
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