Sentence examples for alas of from inspiring English sources

"We have a culture, alas, of a posthumous appreciation in America.

But well beyond the grasp, alas, of the man who perjured his way onto the court.

(There is no sign, alas, of Matt Murdock, the lawyer alter ego of Daredevil, the Marvel Comics superhero).

It is famous for its dense flesh and soft, silky texture (which comes at a cost, alas, of about $23 a pound).

Jeffers seems, in his poetry, no more capable of insincerity than some boulder lying at the base of a cliff -- and equally incapable, alas, of play and lightness.

The effect, alas, of the book-within-a-book is to give the reader second helpings of all Theroux's most unhappy literary effects.

(Two volumes of stories, published by Virago in the 1980s with Introductions by Marina Warner are alas out of print).

But alas, millions of years of innovation have brought us to this point.

"The overwhelming feature of the race was, alas, lack of attention to it," said David S. Birdsell, a professor of public affairs at Baruch College.

But alas, because of the chaotic state of the prison estate and resource deficiencies, our impact is seriously minimised.

In the hands of the director David Alden, alas, most of the characters were not only unknowable but also unlovable.