"sadly" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

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verbo + sadly
Kolokacji: 50
smile sadly • look sadly • say sadly • nod sadly • think sadly • ...
sadly + adjetivo
Kolokacji: 5
sadly familiar • sadly ironic • sadly deficient • sadly disappointed • sadly inadequate
1. sadly familiar = smutno znajomy sadly familiar
2. sadly ironic = smutno ironiczny sadly ironic
  • In a sadly ironic twist, it was the canal itself which carried the engines for the trains, the tools and the railroad men.
  • "It's sadly ironic that the people who take care of our sick and our elderly have been going far too long without their own health care benefits."
  • "I should have known better than to think you dead until I'd seen you buried with a stake through your heart," said Gottyan, sadly ironic.
  • I found it sadly ironic that just six feet away from here there were people lining up to withdraw money.
  • It is a sadly ironic kickoff for a century already defined by the promised ability to reproduce music seemingly on demand.
  • It is sadly ironic that perfectionists shun the very safety that could heal them.
  • It is sadly ironic that our government now campaigns to destroy the international criminal court just created by the world community to deter such crimes in the future.
  • It is sadly ironic that Oregon has become a bookmaker.
  • There really was no choice in the matter, and the sadly ironic thing was that it had been Voss who saw to that.
  • It is sadly ironic that my worst fears have proved correct.
3. sadly deficient = smutno niedostateczny sadly deficient
4. sadly disappointed = smutno rozczarować sadly disappointed
5. sadly inadequate = smutno niedostateczny sadly inadequate

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