(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.