Definition
sadly: unfortunately, the opposite of happily
Sadly, Xavier Delavigne is now dead.
sad: unhappy, miserable
- "Sadly, no one has asked me."
- "Sadly, he never found them again."
- "Sadly sitting in the dark, the only sound is that terrible bark, I want to kill the dog!"
- "Reverend : Ladies and gentlemen, we are gathered here to mourn the passing of Philip Cheeter, sadly eaten by a bear before his time."
- "Now, sadly, she is none of these things PERIOD."
- "Dear Luna, Sadly, I must bring to your attention the poor performance of my secretary, Doris May PERIOD."
- "But sadly, we have no ice cream."
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