as in unfortunately
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Recent Examples of unluckily
Most of the damage wiped out four watertight compartments, into which 16,000 tons of water gushed, but unluckily the ice pierced two other compartments.
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Sean Kingsley, HollywoodReporter, 11 Apr. 2025
But unluckily, the hatch was open—so the vessel sank 5,000 feet to the ocean floor.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 26 Feb. 2025
These include his eldest, Frederick (Henry Thomas), a Kendall Roy type and father to the only Usher grandchild, unluckily named Lenore.
—Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2023
Luckily for him, and unluckily for the cast and crew, real zombies arrive.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2023
Former college friends Margaret Bellefuil, Jean Albrecht, and Jodi Campbell reunited for a two-day trip to St. Helena that unluckily coincided with the shut-off.
—Evan Sernoffsky, SFChronicle.com, 10 Oct. 2019
In Melbourne Nishikori contested three five-setters, then unluckily drew tournament king Djokovic.
—Ravi Ubha, CNN, 9 July 2019
And unluckily for Thiem, Nadal is playing his best tennis of the current clay swing.
—Ravi Ubha, CNN, 8 June 2019
But unluckily for Michiganders, they're known to travel to states outside of their normal regions.
—Caroline Blackmon, Detroit Free Press, 25 June 2018
Sean Kingsley, HollywoodReporter, 11 Apr. 2025
But unluckily, the hatch was open—so the vessel sank 5,000 feet to the ocean floor.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 26 Feb. 2025
These include his eldest, Frederick (Henry Thomas), a Kendall Roy type and father to the only Usher grandchild, unluckily named Lenore.
—Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2023
Luckily for him, and unluckily for the cast and crew, real zombies arrive.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2023
Former college friends Margaret Bellefuil, Jean Albrecht, and Jodi Campbell reunited for a two-day trip to St. Helena that unluckily coincided with the shut-off.
—Evan Sernoffsky, SFChronicle.com, 10 Oct. 2019
In Melbourne Nishikori contested three five-setters, then unluckily drew tournament king Djokovic.
—Ravi Ubha, CNN, 9 July 2019
And unluckily for Thiem, Nadal is playing his best tennis of the current clay swing.
—Ravi Ubha, CNN, 8 June 2019
But unluckily for Michiganders, they're known to travel to states outside of their normal regions.
—Caroline Blackmon, Detroit Free Press, 25 June 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unluckily
Adverb
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And unfortunately Jewish communities are paying the cost.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
8 June 2025
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Wagner and Benitez were excellent closers who did not do their best work in the postseason, unfortunately.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
Adverb
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But sadly, what’s easiest to remember are those irresponsible kayakers, manatee tour boats and recreational swimmers who harass Florida’s iconic marine mammals.—
Ragan Whitlock,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 June 2025
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Coupled with the lovely art style, Bravely Default had a real charm to it that is sadly quite rare these days.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
Adverb
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These checks on presidential powers have not only been heeded by the men in power, however unhappily, but have become part of case law.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
4 June 2025
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Moscow, Washington, and, however unhappily, Kyiv know that NATO membership is out of Ukraine’s reach.—
The Editors,
National Review,
24 Apr. 2025
Adverb
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That doesn’t mean that there were not many victims, a disproportionate number of victims that regrettably should have been prevented, maybe by a better or more effective military operation.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
6 June 2025
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But there is going to be an end to this, regrettably.—
Kris Holt,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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“Unluckily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unluckily. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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