Alas example sentences

From the eighth century, Bengal became the centre of a regional kingdom under the Palas (Chapter 2).Tibu helped them to identify sal, teak, semal, sheesham, neem, palash, figure, khair, amla, bamboo, kachnar.But alas, that wasn t to be! Tilloo had underestimated the security arrangements.The Panchalas or ishwakarma community, consisting of goldsmiths, bronzesmiths, blacksmiths, masons and carpenters, were essential to the building of temples.