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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Wesley was a beloved member of the Blackstone family and will be sorely missed.
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Melina Khan, USA Today, 29 July 2025
Those flashy shows were legendary, local moments, and they are sorely missed by local art fans, who had gotten spoiled by their high production values.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 28 July 2025
Whether this mood remains strident will soon be sorely tested.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
Carpenter’s presence was sorely missed during a brutal stretch in which the Tigers lost 12 of 13 games.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 28 July 2025
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Melina Khan, USA Today, 29 July 2025
Those flashy shows were legendary, local moments, and they are sorely missed by local art fans, who had gotten spoiled by their high production values.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 28 July 2025
Whether this mood remains strident will soon be sorely tested.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
Carpenter’s presence was sorely missed during a brutal stretch in which the Tigers lost 12 of 13 games.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 28 July 2025
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“Sorely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sorely. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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sorely
adverb
sore·ly
ˈsō(ə)r-lē 
ˈsȯ(ə)r-
: in a sore manner
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