Alas
[ə'læs;ə'lɑːs] or [ə'læs]
Definition
(interj.) An exclamation expressive of sorrow, pity, or apprehension of evil; -- in old writers, sometimes followed by day or white; alas the day, like alack a day, or alas the white.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
interj. Alack, lackaday.
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Definition
interj. expressive of grief.—Alas the day Alas the while (in old writers) ah! unhappy day or time.
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Examples
- Alas, Experience! Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Mr. Crawley's brother, the baronet, with whom we are not, alas! William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Alas, what will become of us? Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Even dear Mr. Godfrey partakes of the fallen nature which we all inherit from Adam--it is a very small share of our human legacy, but, alas! Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- I hope he behaved honorably to her and did so; but, alas! Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Alas, no, Monseigneur! Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- And I--I--alas, I did not live to see him. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- She was assured to the contrary, again kissed, restored to me, and I carried her away; but, alas! Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Your letter reminds me of many happy days we have passed together, and the dear friends with whom we passed them; some of whom, alas! Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- Ruined the nest, alas! Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Alas, for our fallen nature! Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Of these she contrived to coax three or four to walk with her to my house; but, alas! Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- There were occasions when in looking at him she was involuntarily moved to shake her head, as who would say, 'Alas, poor Yorick! Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- His countenance reminded one of a lamp quenched, waiting to be re-lit--and alas! Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Alas, this isolation--this banishment from my kind! Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Alas, the beautiful Island of Fantasy! Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- I, alas, have been in love these many years with a shadow—the shadow of Miriam before she left me! Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- I, who irretrievably destroyed thee by destroying all thou lovedSt. Alas! Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- But Crispin, alas! Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- That peace has been some time made, but, alas! Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- Alas, no good came of it! Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Alas, how great was the contrast between us! Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- How evidently was there a gross want of feeling and humanity where his own pleasure was concerned; and alas! Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- Never had he called me more frequently to his presence; never been kinder to me when there--and, alas! Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Alas, my character is ruined, and I am a branded speaker of untruths! Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Not so, said Rebecca, O no--no--no--I must not at this moment dare to speak to him--Alas! Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Alas, he did not know. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- Alas, poor country; Almost afraid to know itself! Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- My present friends are the children and grandchildren of the friends of my youth, who are now, alas, no more! Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- We were happy, loving, and beloved; the horn of Amalthea contained no blessing unshowered upon us, but, alas! Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
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