Sentence examples for sadly but from inspiring English sources

The genius shook his head sadly but, I suppose, wisely.

Sadly but perhaps more understandably there was also confusion.

No pot plants, sadly, but you can't have everything.

"Merci, chef," I said sadly, but then brightened.

Politically astute, sadly, but not in our collective interests in the long term.

"I looked at that to rappel," she said sadly, "but it's right over the highway".

The woman said, sadly, "But I must live with some hope.

Aside from a few extremists, the settlers will leave their homes sadly but without resistance.

Their deaths are not mentioned until the end of the film, sadly but quickly.

Sadly -- but unsurprisingly -- most of these comments were left by men.

[Sadly] But there's no new stuff now, Small Talk.