[
UK
/ʌnfˈɔːtʃənətli/
]
[ US /ənˈfɔɹtʃənətɫi, ənˈfɔɹtʃunətɫi/ ]
[ US /ənˈfɔɹtʃənətɫi, ənˈfɔɹtʃunətɫi/ ]
ADVERB
-
by bad luck
alas, I cannot stay
unfortunately it rained all day
How To Use unfortunately In A Sentence
- Unfortunately she has to work and then has class after work which is a bit of a bummer.
- Unfortunately, she was also one of those women born to be adored by men.
- The foreign birds, most of these parrots and cockatoos, unfortunately need to be kept in cages.
- Unfortunately, in many cases, the first real symptom is a broken bone.
- Unfortunately, many contaminants remain unbanned, and an average of seven new chemicals are put on the market daily, most of them not tested for toxicity.
- Unfortunately, I found the obvious talents of him and the director to have been gelded along the way and prevented from reaching the level of punch and impact that I think could have otherwise been delivered.
- Unfortunately, the locker room is full of private equity houses hoping to refloat gym club chains. Times, Sunday Times
- Unfortunately, these birds fed in large flocks on fruit and other crops, and were shot in huge numbers by farmers.
- Unfortunately, the anger was short-lived and a teensy bit of paranoia set in.
- Unfortunately, the group's dalliance with satanism proved to be their undoing, the proverbial straw that broke the camel's back.