Unluckily is an English word with synonyms like unfortunately or regrettably. Below you'll find 6 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Unluckily meaning
Without luck; unfortunately.
Synonyms of Unluckily
Using Unluckily
- The main meaning on this page is: Without luck; unfortunately.
- Useful related words include: unfortunately, regrettably, alas, luckily.
Context around Unluckily
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 5 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Unluckily
- In this selection, "unluckily" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, spectacularly, run, timed and losing stand out and add context to how "unluckily" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include appear spectacularly unluckily timed griffin and carr after unluckily losing that. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "unluckily" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with unluckily
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Sean was supposed to receive his wages but unluckily for him, Gemma was back in the pub. (17 words)
Unluckily, after telling his chief, Tanetinorau, about the attack he was promptly sent back to kill the dogs for their precious fur. (22 words)
A lesbian KGB agent, Bea Taussig who has unluckily fallen in love with Long describes Gregory and his work to her KGB handler, Tanya Bisyarina. (25 words)
While the collapse in people moving about London due to covid made the latest takeover appear spectacularly unluckily timed, Griffin said he hoped employers would be making more use of private hire cars to keep employees off the tubes and buses. (41 words)
England were still 34 behind when Zak Crawley was unluckily run out by a fingertip touch at the non-striker’s end and could easily have found themselves in a spot of bother. (33 words)
Henley duo Kit Saltmarsh and Seb Carr after unluckily losing that last match enjoyed the other two matches, beating Stratford A 6-2 and Alcester B 6-0. (28 words)
Example sentences (6)
Unluckily, after telling his chief, Tanetinorau, about the attack he was promptly sent back to kill the dogs for their precious fur.
England were still 34 behind when Zak Crawley was unluckily run out by a fingertip touch at the non-striker’s end and could easily have found themselves in a spot of bother.
While the collapse in people moving about London due to covid made the latest takeover appear spectacularly unluckily timed, Griffin said he hoped employers would be making more use of private hire cars to keep employees off the tubes and buses.
Henley duo Kit Saltmarsh and Seb Carr after unluckily losing that last match enjoyed the other two matches, beating Stratford A 6-2 and Alcester B 6-0.
Sean was supposed to receive his wages but unluckily for him, Gemma was back in the pub.
A lesbian KGB agent, Bea Taussig who has unluckily fallen in love with Long describes Gregory and his work to her KGB handler, Tanya Bisyarina.