Sentence examples for alas long from inspiring English sources

But the water began to cool, alas, long before my nine-minute bath ended.

Mercifully it is the traditional characters we associate with English villages, alas long gone, that he is writing about here, not commuters.

Most of those theatres are, alas, long gone, along with many of the acts who played them, but Dodd provides us with a welcome glimpse into that lost age when comedy really was fun for all the family - and every comedian could sing and dance as well.

Alas, long after the carbon age is an interactive memory, the legacy of coal will still be with us — and not just in museum form.

But alas, long-term happiness is simply not meant to be, and the dismal end that befalls the couple takes place in one of the prettiest places in Portugal.

Bunty, Jackie and their ilk, alas, have long since bitten the dust, but the Beano and the Dandy, more resilient than their girly cousins, are still appearing in the newsagent's rack every week and as handsome Christmas thumpers every year.

The weakest elements of the evening are, alas, the longest.

For example, Finus's long alas for Birdie Wells, the unattained love of his life, suffers from a lack of a lass.

Not, alas, for very long.

The odds, alas, were too long.

Jessie is awake … albeit, alas, not for long.