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Por desgracia...

Unfortunately... / Sadly... / Regrettably...

Sentence Frames
Notes & Usage:

Introduces bad news or an unfortunate fact. More formal than desgraciadamente. Por desgracia = unfortunately / to my/our regret.

See It in Context

Por desgracia, no pudimos llegar a tiempo.

Unfortunately, we couldn't arrive on time.

Por desgracia, la situación no ha mejorado.

Sadly, the situation hasn't improved.

—¿Hay buenas noticias? —Por desgracia, no.

—Is there any good news? —Unfortunately, no.