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'sadly' is a correct and usable word in written English
You can use it to express sadness or disappointment. Example: Sadly, I was not able to attend the party due to a sudden illness.
Dictionary
Sadly,
adverb
In a sad manner; sorrowfully.
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Sadly, no.
Sadly not.
Sadly, it is typical of the smears coming from those who would rather not debate policy and substance".
Sadly it is typical of the smears coming from those who would rather not debate policy and substance," Shapps said.
Sadly, not much.
Sadly, cricketing suicides are not rare, as David Frith's book Silence of the Heart makes plain.
Sadly, Pat, our supremely selfish protagonist, is the only truly fleshed-out character in the film.
It was only a strange error that led to the historical obsession with GDP As someone who has worked on these issues for three decades, I have observed that, sadly, most people who criticise the idea of measuring happiness are handicapped by the fact they know little about the research literature on the topic.
They all stand up, shouting, "I'm Spartacus!" Sadly, this is not true.
Sadly this was not the outcome that any of us were hoping for.
The "Brontosaurus" – a name sadly discarded – gave me my start.
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