Possible Clues:

• "Yep, alas"
• "Yep, unfortunately"
• 'Yep, sadly that's true'
• "Hate to be the one to tell ya"
• "Yup, sorry to say"
• "'Tis true, sorry to say"
• 'Yep, alas'
• ''Yeah, unfortunately''
• 'Yeah, sorry'
• "I wish 'twere otherwise"