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alas

1

[ uh-las, uh-lahs ]

interjection

  1. (used as an exclamation to express sorrow, grief, pity, concern, or apprehension of evil.)


Alas.

2

abbreviation for

  1. Alaska.

Alas.

1

abbreviation for

  1. Alaska
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

alas

2

/ əˈæ /

sentence connector

  1. unfortunately; regrettably

    there were, alas, none left

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

interjection

  1. an exclamation of grief, compassion, or alarm
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of alas1

1225–75; Middle English < Old French ( h ) a las!, equivalent to ( h ) a ah + las wretched < Latin lassus weary; alack
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of alas1

C13: from Old French ha las! oh wretched!; las from Latin lassus weary
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Example Sentences

I swooped in with corrective maneuvers, but alas.

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Now, there’s something admittedly, well, contradictory about making a hard-“boiled” egg in an air fryer—but alas, it works.

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But, alas, soft power is about as fashionable in Trump’s red-meat Washington as veganism and green energy.

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By the late 1990s, alas, broadcast networks, beset by cable offerings, began moving away from original movies.

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The role of tastemaker has, alas, devolved into influencer, where the main qualification isn’t aesthetic judgment but the size of one’s social media following.

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