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Recent Examples of sorely The city’s priorities include getting out of the business of owning a stadium, securing the Angels in Anaheim for decades to come, generating tax revenue from a ballpark village atop the parking lot, and adding sorely needed housing within any development. Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2025 But any fans who expected Peck to be a new series regular were sorely mistaken. Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 6 May 2025 That’s precisely why a suitable convergence-of-evidence framework for AGI is sorely needed. Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025 But there’s also a beautiful acoustic cover and a long-brewing hookup, and both of those moments of light are sorely needed as Season 2 continues on its dark path. Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 4 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for sorely
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sorely
Adverb
  • But whilst many of the original characters have changed beyond recognition in this chaotic spin-off show that fans have come to love/hate, Aidan, sadly, has not.
    Lisa Niven-Phillips, Vogue, 25 June 2025
  • The other three liars are, sadly, deceased, and much of the older generation has wasted away due to age or dementia.
    Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 25 June 2025
Adverb
  • Then in April 2021, Granda’s plan to escape went terribly wrong.
    Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 24 June 2025
  • But from the first breath, Roxy sensed something was terribly wrong.
    Ashley Vega, People.com, 24 June 2025
Adverb
  • Her long, dark hair was messily waved, hanging past her shoulders like a shawl, while her eyebrows were shaved extremely thin, leaving little room for any expression other than a sly smile.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 1 July 2025
  • While both the House and Senate bills proposed language that was extremely harmful to the pass-through entity community, the final Senate bill passed made significant modifications that will encourage continued investments via pass through entities.
    Lynn Mucenski Keck, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Adverb
  • But the work serving the current populations can be arduous and challenging – demonstrated here as the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) team can be seen springing into action after a rhino reacted badly to anesthesia.
    Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
  • And Israel's international reputation has been badly tarnished by the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the huge number of Palestinian civilian deaths in the territory.
    Greg Myre, NPR, 28 June 2025
Adverb
  • Both Marlins righties are incredibly talented and expected to be available at the trade deadline.
    Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
  • Victor is incredibly easy to talk to, and on a wide array of subjects, so chatting about Olga soon led to talking about their own cat (Clyde) and this writer’s pair of tuxedos (Felix and Oscar) and their various adventures with in-house vermin (mostly bad).
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 25 June 2025
Adverb
  • One place the Padres desperately need to upgrade is the outfield, but there aren't very many quality outfielders expected to be on the market.
    Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025
  • More legislation is desperately needed, but the laws never seem to catch up with the pace of the technological advances.
    Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Adverb
  • That was followed days later by a very public falling out between Musk and Trump, with the billionaire accusing the president of being linked to Jeffrey Epstein.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 1 July 2025
  • While it’s sometimes compared to Pilates, the two methods are very different.
    Amy Wilkinson, SELF, 1 July 2025
Adverb
  • Furthermore, the definition of disabled is often too narrow: more than one third of non-working adults classified as able-bodied by SNAP report having a disability that impedes their ability to work.
    Emily Eisner, New York Daily News, 29 June 2025
  • People who rely on Medicaid access and funds for federal food aid would come out on the short end of the stick under the plan, too.
    Savannah Kuchar, USA Today, 29 June 2025

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“Sorely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sorely. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.

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