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WordBand 5.5–6.5Core (NGSL)
unfortunately
/ʌnˈfɔːtjʊnətli/
adverb
in a way that is to be regretted; unluckily
- “That's twice as expensive, but unfortunately not twice as good.”Tatoeba
- “Dear customer, there are unfortunately no appointments available this week.”Tatoeba
Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)