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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The evidence that Comey did either appears sorely lacking.
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Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
Beardy, as he was affectionately known, was a devoted father and husband who will be sorely missed by his wife Debbie and three children Scott, Harry and Ellie.
—Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
Blake Snell delivered a moment of brilliance that the Los Angeles Dodgers sorely needed on Wednesday night.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
And in a city filled with marble columns and wood paneling, its modernist, forward-thinking spaces feel sorely needed.
—William Goodman, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2025
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Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
Beardy, as he was affectionately known, was a devoted father and husband who will be sorely missed by his wife Debbie and three children Scott, Harry and Ellie.
—Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
Blake Snell delivered a moment of brilliance that the Los Angeles Dodgers sorely needed on Wednesday night.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
And in a city filled with marble columns and wood paneling, its modernist, forward-thinking spaces feel sorely needed.
—William Goodman, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sorely
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“Sorely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sorely. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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sorely
adverb
sore·ly
ˈsō(ə)r-lē 
ˈsȯ(ə)r-
: in a sore manner
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