Sentence examples for alas comparison from inspiring English sources

But alas, comparison is the thief of joy.

Blitt often turns to current events for inspiration: "Seems like there's never a shortage of real life villains to make even the most conscience-free fictional character look comic in comparison — alas".

This reaction is catalyzed by ALA synthase (ALAS).

Alas, alas!

It is also critical to consider inter-temporal changes in poverty characteristics; alas, the time-series data required for such comparisons continue to be available only for a few countries.

But that, alas, is where the comparisons dry up.

But alas, the performance of the vast majority of mutual funds ranges from dismal to atrocious, especially in comparison to the highly profitable performance of the management companies that own them.

But alas, prematurely, and alas, disastrously.

ALAS, poor Goethe.

No such luck, alas.

ALAS, poor Oskar Lafontaine.