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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Perhaps the best part about Barnett is his ability to hold up in run defense, a skill set the Patriots sorely need after last year.
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Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 6 Mar. 2025
It would likely be sorely needed—any commitment to a peacekeeping force would involve a significant chunk of the country's active personnel.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2025
These decadent treats are so sorely missed that a recent petition to bring them back got more than 11,000 signatures.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2025
These are diseases where new treatments are sorely needed, with current survival rates rarely beyond a limited number of years.
—Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2025
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Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 6 Mar. 2025
It would likely be sorely needed—any commitment to a peacekeeping force would involve a significant chunk of the country's active personnel.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 1 Mar. 2025
These decadent treats are so sorely missed that a recent petition to bring them back got more than 11,000 signatures.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2025
These are diseases where new treatments are sorely needed, with current survival rates rarely beyond a limited number of years.
—Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Sorely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sorely. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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sorely
adverb
sore·ly
ˈsō(ə)r-lē 
ˈsȯ(ə)r-
: in a sore manner
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