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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Christopher Magra, The Conversation, 2 June 2026
Thankfully, the fruit itself will not be sorely missed—Cattelan’s instructions for displaying the work require the banana to be replaced every three days.
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Right now, that sense of imperfection and authenticity is sorely missing from AI in cinema.
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The Nazarene saved his kindest words for the meek, the poor, the peacemakers — who are sorely lacking in Pratt’s caravan of disaffected liberals, Trumpers and the wealthy.
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Christopher Magra, The Conversation, 2 June 2026
Thankfully, the fruit itself will not be sorely missed—Cattelan’s instructions for displaying the work require the banana to be replaced every three days.
—News Desk, Artforum, 1 June 2026
Right now, that sense of imperfection and authenticity is sorely missing from AI in cinema.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 31 May 2026
The Nazarene saved his kindest words for the meek, the poor, the peacemakers — who are sorely lacking in Pratt’s caravan of disaffected liberals, Trumpers and the wealthy.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
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“Sorely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sorely. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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sorely
adverb
sore·ly
ˈsō(ə)r-lē 
ˈsȯ(ə)r-
: in a sore manner
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