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Examples of sorely in a Sentence
You will be sorely missed.
She provided some sorely needed help.
The house is sorely in need of paint.
He is sorely lacking in social skills.
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The gifted centre, a zone entry monster, has brought a level of pace and creativity that Vancouver has been sorely lacking.
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Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 5 Feb. 2025
But the Jayhawks gave up 60 points in the second half and sorely missed Bidunga’s rim protection.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 3 Feb. 2025
Blocking a Different Pain Pathway Such alternatives are sorely needed.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 31 Jan. 2025
Teaching how and why the Holocaust happened can make the Holocaust relevant and provoke critical thinking, something sorely needed in a world awash in online denial, distortion, and antisemitism.
—Greg Schneider and Ambassador Stuart E. Eizenstat, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
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Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 5 Feb. 2025
But the Jayhawks gave up 60 points in the second half and sorely missed Bidunga’s rim protection.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 3 Feb. 2025
Blocking a Different Pain Pathway Such alternatives are sorely needed.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 31 Jan. 2025
Teaching how and why the Holocaust happened can make the Holocaust relevant and provoke critical thinking, something sorely needed in a world awash in online denial, distortion, and antisemitism.
—Greg Schneider and Ambassador Stuart E. Eizenstat, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Sorely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sorely. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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sorely
adverb
sore·ly
ˈsō(ə)r-lē 
ˈsȯ(ə)r-
: in a sore manner
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