You use ~ to introduce or refer to a statement when you consider it is sad and wish that it was different.
On May 23rd, ~, the little boy died...
Unhappily for Berkowitz, he never got a penny.
= unfortunately
ADV: ADV with cl
You use ~ to introduce or refer to a statement when you consider it is sad and wish that it was different.
On May 23rd, ~, the little boy died...
Unhappily for Berkowitz, he never got a penny.
= unfortunately
ADV: ADV with cl
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012