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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Blake Snell delivered a moment of brilliance that the Los Angeles Dodgers sorely needed on Wednesday night.
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Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
And in a city filled with marble columns and wood paneling, its modernist, forward-thinking spaces feel sorely needed.
—William Goodman, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2025
Creativity was sorely lacking last season, with the side mustering the lowest xG of any side to avoid relegation, but now an attacking midfield trident of Grealish, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Iliman Ndiaye brims with promise and guile.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Valerie Franco eventually steps behind the drum kit, bringing a vitality and effervescence to a movie that sorely lacks it.
—Mark Kennedy, Boston Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
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Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
And in a city filled with marble columns and wood paneling, its modernist, forward-thinking spaces feel sorely needed.
—William Goodman, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2025
Creativity was sorely lacking last season, with the side mustering the lowest xG of any side to avoid relegation, but now an attacking midfield trident of Grealish, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Iliman Ndiaye brims with promise and guile.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Valerie Franco eventually steps behind the drum kit, bringing a vitality and effervescence to a movie that sorely lacks it.
—Mark Kennedy, Boston Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Sorely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sorely. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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sorely
adverb
sore·ly
ˈsō(ə)r-lē 
ˈsȯ(ə)r-
: in a sore manner
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