alas
Speech parts
1. alas - Noun
2. alas - Adverb
3. alas - Interjection
4. Alas - Proper noun
Meaning
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.
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unfortunately it rained all day
alas, I cannot stay
Alas, despite their failed efforts to return their childhood friend, they proceed to do what's necessary to save their country.
Alas if not inevitably, someone had their audio recording function of their cell phone running and — presto!
Alas.) But even when some dates don’t quite line up, the franchise’s central principles are rarely lost.
All the same, I got his maid Sylvia to take a snap of us on my cheapo camera as a memento of, well, not quite a totally happy period in my life, as it — alas — ended in tears, but a fascinating experience all the same.