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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Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 11 Apr. 2025
During their 125-120 defeat to the Indiana Pacers on Sunday, the Denver Nuggets were sorely missing a key contributor.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
More space also allowed for more sustained tension, deliberately stoked by an ominous score from composer Cristobal Tapia de Veer, who will depart next season and be sorely missed.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 7 Apr. 2025
Nintendo Switch 2 – Overview Trailer The Switch 2 builds on this strong foundation with a few features that were sorely missing from the original.
—New Atlas, 2 Apr. 2025
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“Sorely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sorely. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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sorely
adverb
sore·ly
ˈsō(ə)r-lē 
ˈsȯ(ə)r-
: in a sore manner
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