How to Use alas in a Sentence

alas

interjection
  • Juliet's pitiful lament, “alas, poor Romeo, he is already dead!”.
  • That fits the bill — but, alas.
    — Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 28 Aug. 2025
  • There is, alas, a snake in their Eden.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
  • That movie did not, alas, make our top 10.
    — Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • But alas, this is not always the case.
    — Ed Sokalski, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
  • But much of the time, alas, our best duck call is a jerk cord.
    — T. Edward Nickens, Field & Stream, 26 Nov. 2020
  • But, alas, one club has to win every year.
    — The Athletic, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
  • But alas, nothing good can stay.
    — Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 May 2026
  • And logging, alas, does not pay very well.
    — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
  • But alas, that’s not what happened.
    — Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 21 May 2026
  • Baby, don’t say maybe, but alas.
    — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 9 Feb. 2026
  • His body, alas, had other ideas.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 15 Apr. 2026
  • But, alas, home is where the danger lies.
    — Anne Victoria Clark, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
  • The same could be said, alas, for the show itself.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 14 Jan. 2026
  • But, alas, that’s just not how the voting works.
    — Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 28 Jan. 2026
  • So many others around the world did—and, alas, do.
    — Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
  • Wish my kid had the same choice, but alas, most of us are mere mortals.
    — Gregg Doyel, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Aug. 2020
  • And Tolstoy’s beard, alas, is still in the soup.
    — Eric Olson september 23, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
  • For alas, Ann Lee isn’t your run-of-the-mill biopic.
    — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 29 Dec. 2025
  • Wendy, alas, is Alien’s very own Mary Sue.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • But alas, these movies now feel kinda boring.
    — Frederick Dreier, Outside, 3 Mar. 2026
  • In the end, alas, this noisy spectacle is more bark than bite.
    — Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 13 July 2022
  • The net-zero gimmick will be with us for a long while yet, alas.
    — Joseph C. Sternberg, WSJ, 30 Dec. 2021
  • Wine, alas, was not part of the prescription.
    — Rachel Ingram, Robb Report, 7 June 2026
  • This, alas, is not the only cliche floating around in the movie.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 24 Oct. 2025
  • But alas, there is no oasis — no water at all, not even a small pool.
    — Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 24 Nov. 2023
  • But alas, the phone log shows no phone calls from him in those critical hours.
    — Clarence Page, chicagotribune.com, 1 Apr. 2022
  • And yet, alas, what the movie proves is that androids are meant to be servants.
    — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 29 May 2017
  • There was a lot of consensus on this one — but alas, that wasn’t a good thing.
    — Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2022
  • Their absence, alas, allows a bit of blush to remain on the old rose.
    — WSJ, 16 Sep. 2021

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