Collocations for sadly - adv.
Sadly is used with these adjectives:
deceased, deficient, defunct, disappointed, ironic, lacking, misguided, misplaced, missing, mistaken, neglected, predictable
deceased, deficient, defunct, disappointed, ironic, lacking, misguided, misplaced, missing, mistaken, neglected, predictable
Sadly is used with these verbs:
look, murmur, mutter, nod, observe, reply, say, shake, sigh, smile
look, murmur, mutter, nod, observe, reply, say, shake, sigh, smile