sadly

[US]/'sædli/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. with sorrow; in a sorrowful manner

Example Sentences

It is a sadly neglected work.

a sadly overparted soprano.

She shook her dark curls sadly.

They sadly surveyed the scene before them.

the old churchyard has been sadly neglected.

sadly, the forests of Sulawesi are now under threat.

his schemes went sadly awry.

The spirit of fair play is sadly missing from the sport these days.

His optimism proved sadly misplaced.

adequate resources and funds are both sadly lacking at present.

his elegant, amusing book sadly came up snake eyes.

the English batting technique has been found sadly wanting.

The hospital buildings, in common with many others in this country, are sadly out of date.

He stared sadly at the ruins of his house.

His mother is now sadly deceased.

The incident has sadly only served to highlight the differences within the party.

New Shoreham, now sadly decayed, has barely 100 inhabitants.

If the king had hoped for peace, he was to be sadly disillusioned.

If forms the habit which wants to spit spits, will possibly cause polyphagia, the apositia, will burst sadly oneself, cannot attempt rashly.

Real-world Examples

“Oh no, ” said Neville Longbottom sadly.

Source: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Miss Mills shook her head sadly.

Source: Selected Works of David Copperfield

'Can't you? ' the Queen said, shaking her head sadly.

Source: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Simplified Version)

" Oh, cheer up, Harry! " said Hermione sadly.

Source: 3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

The owner, who was watching the tests sadly, was an Englishman.

Source: The Count of Monte Cristo: Selected Edition

" I do, too. But I am afraid of Injun Joe, " Said Huck sadly.

Source: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Simplified Edition)

It's quite a very sadly for the country.

Source: VOA Standard English_Europe

How can I get out? asked the lion sadly.

Source: Jiangsu Yilin Edition Oxford Primary English (Level 3) Grade 6 Lower Volume

'But that will not save him, ' cried Mr Lorry sadly.

Source: A Tale of Two Cities (Condensed Version)

He was tired and serious. He looked at her sadly.

Source: Fairness (Difficulty Level 3)

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