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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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Well weighted for casting Durable Extremely buoyant with movement that draws strikes
With a relatively short run of fame compared to lures like Creek Chub and Atom, the discontinued Yo-Zuri Surface Cruiser is sorely missed among striped bass hunters.
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Jimmy Fee, Field & Stream, 13 Sep. 2023
The 6-foot-7 Knox provides length that the Blazers sorely need.
—Afentres, oregonlive, 10 Sep. 2023
The 31-year-old told Dateline that his mother is a loving woman who works hard and is very sorely missed.
—Dateline Nbc, NBC News, 5 Sep. 2023
Even in its lesser outings, Public Works makes its own kind of magic: a communitarian charm sorely missed these furious days.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2023
Any bosses expecting office presence by itself (rather than a full cultural overhaul) to solve existing problems of productivity, innovation, or creativity will be sorely disappointed.
—Jane Thier, Fortune, 3 Aug. 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
But what’s really damning are the responses from independents, a group Trump sorely needs to secure the presidency.
—Edith Olmsted, The New Republic, 25 Aug. 2023
School officials said intervention efforts are most sorely needed at the high school level, where about 36 percent of students were chronically absent during the 2022-23 school year.
—Nicole Asbury, Washington Post, 22 Aug. 2023
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Jimmy Fee, Field & Stream, 13 Sep. 2023
The 6-foot-7 Knox provides length that the Blazers sorely need.
—Afentres, oregonlive, 10 Sep. 2023
The 31-year-old told Dateline that his mother is a loving woman who works hard and is very sorely missed.
—Dateline Nbc, NBC News, 5 Sep. 2023
Even in its lesser outings, Public Works makes its own kind of magic: a communitarian charm sorely missed these furious days.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2023
Any bosses expecting office presence by itself (rather than a full cultural overhaul) to solve existing problems of productivity, innovation, or creativity will be sorely disappointed.
—Jane Thier, Fortune, 3 Aug. 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
But what’s really damning are the responses from independents, a group Trump sorely needs to secure the presidency.
—Edith Olmsted, The New Republic, 25 Aug. 2023
School officials said intervention efforts are most sorely needed at the high school level, where about 36 percent of students were chronically absent during the 2022-23 school year.
—Nicole Asbury, Washington Post, 22 Aug. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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The first known use of sorely was
before the 12th century
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“Sorely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sorely. Accessed 27 Sep. 2023.
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sorely
adverb
sore·ly
ˈsō(ə)r-lē 
ˈsȯ(ə)r-
: in a sore manner
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