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sad to say en · ADV
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Sadly; unfortunately.
However, some of us did make quite reasonable patterns and had the satisfaction of seeing castings produced from them but, sad to say, many of these efforts were used as firewood after they had left the shop.
1944 November and December, A Former Pupil, “Some Memories of Crewe Works—II”, in Railway Magazine, page 341:Sad to say, I can’t remember anything else about him. Only that voice, whispering in my ear.
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mirabile dictu · strange to say