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Discover LudwigThe phrase "alas seems" is not standard in written English and may sound awkward or incorrect.
It can be used in contexts where one is expressing regret or disappointment about a situation that appears to be true.
Example: "Alas seems that our plans for the weekend have been thwarted by the weather."
Alternatives: "unfortunately appears" or "regrettably seems".
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That, alas, seems a vain hope.
This, alas, seems to do more harm than good.
None, alas, seems designed to help hone negotiating skills.
Dr Dean, alas, seems to be heading in anything but a centrist direction.
All this, alas, seems to be a casualty of our more informal age.
The Irish Republican Army, alas, seems like a bit of a pipsqueak from today's terror-saturated perspective.
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The kothis, alas, seem a particularly woeful bunch.
And some voters, alas, seem to believe what he's saying.
The ugliness premium does not, alas, seem to extend to politics, which many studies have shown to be a club for pretty faces.
David Cameron's team, alas, seem to specialise in snoozing, sloppy pizza and total tactlessness – and nothing will ever be properly regulated that way.
Others, alas, seemed to be card-carrying advocates for what Women's Wear Daily that very week had called Sewer Chic -- ripped T-shirts and dirty jeans.
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