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Meanings of alas in English
Usage of alas in English
1
The best I had come up with, alas, was wait and see.
2
The second part of this prophecy, alas, has not yet been fulfilled.
3
We see that we are, alas, a huge part of our problem.
4
But alas, those days are over; those were days worth living in.
5
These days, alas, you get an altogether more worrying class of harbinger.
6
How many stings he collected along the way is not, alas, recorded.
7
I love to sing, but am not a very good singer, alas.
8
She had bright eyes and white teeth; but, alas, a red nose.
9
This event inspired many hearts with courage; but, alas it was short-lived.
10
All this, alas, is the inevitable physical outcome of the attempt to-
11
It may be that no poet shall ever write of them, alas!
12
If the Moon gave enough light, we would use it, but alas!
13
But alas, the master of Valfeuillu was only the shadow of himself.
14
She is very beautiful, Babbulkund; alas that I may not bless her.
15
I was hoping there would be a quick-fix solution, but alas, no.
16
But although the Fujiwara contingent fought bravely, alas, they were sadly outnumbered.
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Translations for alas
Catalan
Alas through the time
Alas across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Less common
South Africa
Less common
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