sadly

adverb

sad·ly ˈsad-lē

Synonyms of sadly next

: in a sad manner : in a way that shows sadness or unhappiness

They spoke sadly of their loss.

She shook her head sadly.

He walked away sadly.

: in a way that causes feelings of sadness, disappointment, or regret

a garden that has been sadly neglected for many years

What was top-of-the-line when the house was built was by now sadly outdated.—

Sue Grafton

The Greek populations of these great cities are now sadly diminished or gone altogether, leaving them much duller places.—

Robert Fox

: unfortunately

—used to say that something is sad, unfortunate, or regrettable

Sadly, you can upload a perfectly working website today and return a few months later to find that many of its external links have died off.—

Matthew MacDonald

Is there a way to get the virus out of an afflicted cat's system? "Sadly, no," says Dr. [James] Richards.—

Tom Ewing

Examples of sadly in a Sentence

sadly she told us how her dog died

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Fast forward to 2025 and the club has been sadly demolished, but Bowen and Marchetto are still going strong. —

José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 18 Jan. 2025 Google is always in the news and, sadly, not always for positive reasons as far as security issues are concerned. —

Davey Winder, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025 The season nonetheless endures as a capstone to a titanic filmography, and a closing of the loop after the original show was understandably, if still sadly, canceled. —

Alison Herman, Variety, 16 Jan. 2025 Musk’s call to release Robinson has caused a spat with Farage and is sadly indicative of the limitations of Musk’s political judgment and instinct. —

John Gustavsson, National Review, 14 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for sadly