Example Sentences

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So, luckily for the ecosystem – but perhaps unluckily for our picnics – wasps appear to be thriving here in the UK.

From BBC • Jul. 18, 2025

But for the first time — unluckily for the Nationals — MLB instituted a lottery, under the terms of the new collective bargaining agreement, in an attempt to reduce the incentive for teams to tank.

From Washington Post • Dec. 6, 2022

And nothing makes you count your blessings quite like watching fictional characters escape death, like the college student in 2014's "Kristy" who unluckily stays on campus alone during Thanksgiving break.

From Salon • Dec. 21, 2021

But unluckily for farmers, fall armyworms aren’t picky eaters.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 17, 2021

I wanted to keep it from Jane’s knowledge; but, unluckily, I had mentioned it before I was aware.”

From "Emma" by Jane Austen