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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Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2025
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Saleh’s unit sorely missed star pass rusher Nick Bosa, who’s now out for the year with a torn ACL.
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Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2025
Remnants of the sorely misnamed Inflation Reduction Act—initially passed in 2022 under Biden without a single Republican vote—are squeezing businesses in the healthcare space with government price controls.
—Elaine Parker, Oc Register, 29 Sep. 2025
Saleh’s unit sorely missed star pass rusher Nick Bosa, who’s now out for the year with a torn ACL.
—Zak Keefer, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Another standout feature of the Active Cash® Card is its intro APR offer for purchases and balance transfers, which the Rakuten American Express Card is sorely lacking.
—Holly Johnson, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2025
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“Sorely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sorely. Accessed 8 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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