(1) I caught my arms around a low wall that separated the two sections of the path, but alas !

(2) She became the most passionate wife that a man could hope that she might be, but alas .

(3) Shopping, alas , is likely always to lag behind the entertainment industry.

(4) Alas, my funds have some limitations

(5) We looked in vain expecting the area to miraculously improve but alas , no such luck.

(6) Oh my god, I nearly pushed her out of the way to get at him, but alas , he only had eyes for her.