Words similar to alas

Example sentences for: alas

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

Alas, I am but one superhero, and could not come to the aid of all who beseeched me.
(It is, alas, poor manners to ever tell anyone to **** off.)
Alas, it has a feudal, anti-market culture.
And there was one of Cartier's glorious tiaras on loan, crowning the head of a 6-foot African-American lady wearing the perfect silvery backless gown to go with it--but alas, she had to be followed everywhere by security guards.
Alas, "processing" is the word du jour , and the jour is proving to have a fairly long shelf life.