but alas.

[Boris Tatarenko]

Hello.

Does "but alas" make sense?

For example: We could win, but alas.

Under "but alas" I mean we didn't win.

Is "alas" a common word?

Thanks.

 

[bhaisahab]

Hello.

Does "but alas" make sense?

For example: We could win, but alas.

Under "but alas" I mean we didn't win.

Is "alas" a common word?

Thanks.

You could say "We could have won, but alas, we didn't".

 

[Rover_KE]

It's not common in speech, but it occurs quite a lot in literature, magazines and newspapers.

See alas.