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Discover LudwigThe phrase "sadly by" is not standard in written English and may lead to confusion
It could be used in contexts where you want to express regret about something that happened as a result of someone's actions. Example: "Sadly by the time we arrived, the event had already ended."
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The performances are patronized, sadly, by an exclusive minority.
Sadly, by Germany's recent standards growth of 2% would be good going.
Sadly, by bragging about the rosy short-term budget figures, he may have made that task even harder.
That narrative has been nourished by Westerners and, more sadly, by some Arab, Chinese and African leaders.
Sadly, by the time this video went on view at the museum, Goldberg's father, too, had passed away.
But there's a larger cost, borne not just by the candidates but, sadly, by the rest of us, too.
And sadly, by Marxist standards, I suppose that we are, I am, a member of the bourgeoisie.
Sadly, by the time another six hundred years have passed and the third part has begun, things have gone awry.
They bought Asian objets d'art at Gump's, Honolulu's emporium deluxe, now replaced, sadly, by yet another Louis Vuitton boutique.
After all, although terrorism (assisted, sadly, by poor security screening) will account for half their losses this year, the other half would have happened anyway.
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Because this very basic point is so often missed, even -- sadly -- by seasoned social scientists, I will write more about it in a separate piece.
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