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Example sentences for: alas

How can you use “alas” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

Alas, that may not be enough--the Papal inner circle insists that it's the spirit of participation that counts.
Alas, much of the avenue has been destroyed; a few sections of it survive on the road east of town, where many of the 13,000 trees still standing are maintained by corporate sponsors.
Alas, my dear, neither one is likely to come to pass.
Alas, "processing" is the word du jour , and the jour is proving to have a fairly long shelf life.
Alas, the dialogue came to a sudden screeching halt when it became clear that Glassman's views were based not on some at least debatable vision about America's economic prospects but rather on a simple misunderstanding of corporate accounting (in essence, Glassman was claiming that businesses can eat their seed corn and plant it too).