UNFORTUNATELY in a Sentence

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Not that her happiness was of long duration,' pursued Traddles, 'for, unfortunately, within a week another execution came in.

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 Meanings and Examples of UNFORTUNATELY
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
unfortunately
 ad.  unluckily; by bad luck
Classic Sentence: (209 in 14 pages)
1  He was busy over a great work on Duties, which was never completed, unfortunately.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER II—PRUDENCE COUNSELLED TO WISDOM.
2  Thence the lawyer had drawn some epiphonemas, not very fresh, unfortunately, upon judicial errors, etc.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 8: CHAPTER III—JAVERT SATISFIED
3  Monsieur," said Aramis, parodying Jussac, "it would afford us great pleasure to obey your polite invitation if it depended upon ourselves; but unfortunately the thing is impossible--Monsieur de Treville has forbidden it.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In 5 THE KING'S MUSKETEERS AND THE CARDINAL'S GUARDS
4  What you say is full of sense," replied d'Artagnan; "but unfortunately I have very little time to spare, having an appointment at twelve precisely.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In 6 HIS MAJESTY KING LOUIS XIII
5  Athos played, and that as a rule unfortunately.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In 7 THE INTERIOR* OF THE MUSKETEERS
6  Athos was then sent to the cardinal; but unfortunately the cardinal was at the Louvre with the king.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In 15 MEN OF THE ROBE AND MEN OF THE SWORD
7  He wished to lodge the two travelers each in a charming chamber; but unfortunately these charming chambers were at the opposite extremities of the hotel.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In 20 THE JOURNEY
8  While yet young, unfortunately handsome, I was dragged into a snare.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In 56 CAPTIVITY: THE FIFTH DAY
9  But they learnt, on enquiry, that its possessor, an elderly lady of very good character, was unfortunately too infirm to mix with the world, and never stirred from home.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 9
10  They read, they talked, they sang together; his musical talents were considerable; and he read with all the sensibility and spirit which Edward had unfortunately wanted.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 10
11  Colonel Brandon, unfortunately for himself, had no such encouragement to think only of Marianne, and in conversing with Elinor he found the greatest consolation for the indifference of her sister.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 11
12  But unfortunately my own nicety, and the nicety of my friends, have made me what I am, an idle, helpless being.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 19
13  'It does happen unfortunately,' said Mr. Wickfield.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 15. I MAKE ANOTHER BEGINNING
14  Not that her happiness was of long duration,' pursued Traddles, 'for, unfortunately, within a week another execution came in.
David Copperfield By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 34. MY AUNT ASTONISHES ME
15  "But as far as I can make out, you are unfortunately one of the indifferent ones," said Alexey Alexandrovitch, turning to him with a weary smile.
Anna Karenina 3 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In PART 7: Chapter 21
Example Sentence: (19 in 2 pages)
1  He was a prankster who, unfortunately, often overlooked the damage he could cause with his waggish tricks.
2  I want a smoke, Jane, to comfort me under all this; and unfortunately I have neither my cigar-case, nor my snuff-box.
3  The climber, get past the footprints are unfortunately, lost to forward direction is very dangerous.
4  In order to make the company viable, it will unfortunately be necessary to reduce staffing levels.
5  The unfortunate animal was locked inside the house for a week.
6  If you are too fortunate, you will not know yourself; if you are too unfortunate, nobody will know you.
7  The treatment has some unfortunate side effects.
8  An unfortunate man would be drowned in a teacup.
9  She made a couple of unfortunate slips during the talk.
10  It is another unfortunate myth of our culture that older people are asexual.
11  I was unfortunate enough to lose my keys.
12  It was just unfortunate he phoned exactly as our guests were arriving.
13  He was unfortunate to lose in the final round.
14  She has inherited her father's large nose, which is very unfortunate.
15  Every year we have charity days to raise money for unfortunate people.