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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While civility is sorely lacking in politics, two other areas are known for rudeness as well — the workplace and the schools, at all levels.
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 25 Apr. 2025
The new generation recently picked up a feature that the California has sorely lacked since day 1: a toilet room, which comes in the back of one of two long-wheelbase floor plans.
—New Atlas, 25 Apr. 2025
City officials, who sorely want more affordable housing UC Berkeley students and others, insist their new program will not allow unsafe housing.
—Thomas Elias, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2025
Jack Moorhouse, a 19-year-old midfielder, has demonstrated an ability to pick up the ball and carry it up the pitch at youth level — an attribute sorely lacking among the first-team squad.
—Mark Critchley, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2025
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 25 Apr. 2025
The new generation recently picked up a feature that the California has sorely lacked since day 1: a toilet room, which comes in the back of one of two long-wheelbase floor plans.
—New Atlas, 25 Apr. 2025
City officials, who sorely want more affordable housing UC Berkeley students and others, insist their new program will not allow unsafe housing.
—Thomas Elias, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2025
Jack Moorhouse, a 19-year-old midfielder, has demonstrated an ability to pick up the ball and carry it up the pitch at youth level — an attribute sorely lacking among the first-team squad.
—Mark Critchley, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2025
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“Sorely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sorely. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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sorely
adverb
sore·ly
ˈsō(ə)r-lē 
ˈsȯ(ə)r-
: in a sore manner
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