hélas
Americaninterjection
Example Sentences
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Asked who was France's greatest poet, André Gide responded with the famously rueful answer: "Victor Hugo, hélas!"
From The Guardian ● Jan. 13, 2013
I fear, then, that my call is not a welcome one, since, hélas!
From Janice Meredith by Ford, Paul Leicester
Mr. Bennet has told us of one who, on being asked who was the greatest of French poets, replied: "Victor Hugo, hélas!"
From Old and New Masters by Lynd, Robert
In many cases interjections were originally words, just as the French hélas is derived from lassus, tired, miserable.
From Lectures on The Science of Language by Müller, Max
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