How to pronounce unfortunately

Listen to unfortunately in real sentences, spoken by real people, in the original YouTube videos. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.

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“unfortunately” in real sentences

1000+ clips in the index · 1000 American · 1000 British. Clips come from parliamentary and government channels under open licences.

  1. Unfortunately, >> unfortunately, I couldn't connect.

    The Scottish Parliament · watch from 207:29 · hear it here

  2. unfortunately misconceptions.

    CDC · watch from 10:21 · hear it here

  3. right now, unfortunately.

    Federal Reserve · watch from 37:11 · hear it here

  4. This year, unfortunately,

    GAO · watch from 2:15 · hear it here

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