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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 San Francisco 49ers are coming off a sorely disappointing 7-10 season.
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Vincent Frank, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
The Last Dance resonates with a degree of compassion and authenticity that is often sorely lacking in Hong Kong cinema.
—James Marsh, Deadline, 10 Jan. 2025
The series investigated how the administration had fallen short on Iran engagement, the Israel-Hamas conflict and the push for a two-state solution, and sorely needed reform in the United Nations, particularly the UNRWA.
—Washington Examiner Staff, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Jan. 2025
So when the series returns to Paramount+ on Sunday, Feb. 23, the lovers are simultaneously trying to get back together and trying to make their way to Montana, where Spencer’s family sorely needs him.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 9 Jan. 2025
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Vincent Frank, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
The Last Dance resonates with a degree of compassion and authenticity that is often sorely lacking in Hong Kong cinema.
—James Marsh, Deadline, 10 Jan. 2025
The series investigated how the administration had fallen short on Iran engagement, the Israel-Hamas conflict and the push for a two-state solution, and sorely needed reform in the United Nations, particularly the UNRWA.
—Washington Examiner Staff, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Jan. 2025
So when the series returns to Paramount+ on Sunday, Feb. 23, the lovers are simultaneously trying to get back together and trying to make their way to Montana, where Spencer’s family sorely needs him.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Sorely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sorely. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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sorely
adverb
sore·ly
ˈsō(ə)r-lē 
ˈsȯ(ə)r-
: in a sore manner
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