Examples of “sadly” in a Sentence

adv In a sorrowful manner.

• Only when we climb up can we see it,” he said sadly.
• The little boy sadly waved goodbye as the train pulled away.
• I miss her," he said sadly, staring out of the window.
• She looked sadly at the empty chair.

adv Used to introduce an unfortunate fact; regrettably.

• Sadly, we can't come to the party because we are away.
• The team played well but, sadly, they lost the final match.
• Sadly, the museum closed down last year.