How to Use sorely in a Sentence

sorely

adverb

• The house is sorely in need of paint.
• You will be sorely missed.
• He is sorely lacking in social skills.
• She provided some sorely needed help.
• Both sat out the Falcons game, and the Browns sorely missed them.
  — cleveland, 3 Oct. 2022
• It’s also sorely missed when the cruise ships are not in the city.
  — al, 8 Dec. 2022
• One item sorely missed on Bruce's car was the rear bumper.
  — Car and Driver, 11 Aug. 2022
• The king of spin, the cheeky slice of Australiana that will be sorely missed.
  — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 6 Mar. 2022
• In that sense—and that sense alone—it will be sorely missed.
  — Matt Ford, The New Republic, 14 Oct. 2021
• Charley was a great man and will be sorely missed by all.
  — Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2022
• That pain, said Dalio, will be very sorely felt over the next few years.
  — Colin Lodewick, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2022
• Adele has been sorely missed in the U.K., where her comeback track is hurtling to the top spot.
  — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 18 Oct. 2021
• The 6-foot-7 Knox provides length that the Blazers sorely need.
  — Afentres, oregonlive, 10 Sep. 2023
• Moscow sorely needs the new bomber, its first in more than 40 years.
  — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 8 Aug. 2022
• You are already sorely missed, not just by us, but by the world over.
  — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 11 Oct. 2022
• You are already sorely missed, not just by us, but by the world over. ...
  — Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2022
• Our goal is to get the resources that are sorely needed here.
  — Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2024
• Her impact on the defensive end was sorely missed as the Storm racked up 30 points in the paint.
  — Eli McKown, The Arizona Republic, 13 June 2023
• With it, the return of the practice reports that were so sorely missed in the 2020 season.
  — Michael Casagrande | [e-mail], al, 6 Aug. 2021
• The June Bug is exterminated and left out of the film, and sorely missed.
  — Samuel Maude, ELLE, 11 Aug. 2023
• She will be sorely missed, but will live in the heart of those who loved her forever!
  — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 5 July 2024
• His passing is a huge loss to the industry, and he will be sorely missed.
  — Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com, 5 Mar. 2022
• Ah, the quirkiness of the minors was sorely missed last year.
  — Joseph Goodman | [e-mail], al, 4 May 2021
• There could be some camera upgrades, which the phone sorely needs.
  — Iyaz Akhtar, PCMAG, 20 July 2023
• Whether Houck and Sale can provide the boost the club sorely needs will be a huge factor in the Sox’ ultimate fate.
  — Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Aug. 2023
• Some, like Nichols — who is 76 herself — said a changing of the guard is sorely needed.
  — Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2023
• Butch Trucks and singer/keyboardist Gregg Allman both died in 2017 and are sorely missed.
  — Matt Wake | [e-mail], al, 22 Mar. 2022
• That sort of focus has been sorely lacking for decades.
  — Justin Ling, WIRED, 19 Feb. 2024
• But if fans expected the current war to reach a crescendo in the eighth and final episode, they would have been sorely disappointed with what transpired – or rather, with what didn't.
  — Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 5 Aug. 2024
• Madison brings a fresh perspective on how Santa Clara County can succeed by both serving the people and being accountable to the people, all people, something that is sorely needed in our local government.
  — Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 4 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 18 Nov 2024