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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With such new and untested systems prone to making mistakes, this is sorely needed.
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Parmy Olson, Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2026
For the team, his arrival represents an abundance of skill sets that have been missed sorely.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 6 Mar. 2026
Still, for this season, the arrival of Nimmo in the outfield and Danny Jansen at catcher represent on-base percentage improvement the Rangers sorely need.
—Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas Morning News, 28 Feb. 2026
The home invasion sequence delivers suspense that’s sorely lacking elsewhere, and for that reason alone, Karl gets a slight leg-up.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2026
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Parmy Olson, Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2026
For the team, his arrival represents an abundance of skill sets that have been missed sorely.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 6 Mar. 2026
Still, for this season, the arrival of Nimmo in the outfield and Danny Jansen at catcher represent on-base percentage improvement the Rangers sorely need.
—Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas Morning News, 28 Feb. 2026
The home invasion sequence delivers suspense that’s sorely lacking elsewhere, and for that reason alone, Karl gets a slight leg-up.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2026
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“Sorely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sorely. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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sorely
adverb
sore·ly
ˈsō(ə)r-lē 
ˈsȯ(ə)r-
: in a sore manner
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