unhappily
- a word derived from unhappy.
Example Sentences
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A 2012 self-portrait shows a startled, wan Mr. Hockney unhappily staring at the viewer as if we’ve just interrupted a rare moment of peace; it’s a radical departure from his usually cheery depictions of himself.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Even being unhappily married, I was still part of the club.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026
For readers familiar with Sir Salman's Midnight's Children, for which he won the Booker Prize, this upcoming work revisits the Bombay neighbourhood of that book, where "a magical musician is unhappily married to a multibillionaire".
From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2025
On an afternoon in late January, inside the unmarked door at Freedom Home, Favor was dealing unhappily with the thing that most annoyed him: in his words, “the humans.”
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 24, 2024
“I leave it all with you,” Booth says unhappily.
From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly
