How to Use sorely in a Sentence

sorely

adverb
  • The house is sorely in need of paint.
  • You will be sorely missed.
  • He is sorely lacking in social skills.
  • She provided some sorely needed help.
  • He will be sorely missed by all those who knew and loved him.
    — Sun-Sentinel.com, 11 Apr. 2018
  • That was sorely missing in this game.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 16 Aug. 2025
  • It’s also sorely missed when the cruise ships are not in the city.
    — al, 8 Dec. 2022
  • You are already sorely missed, not just by us, but by the world over.
    — Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
  • You are already sorely missed, not just by us, but by the world over.
    — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 11 Oct. 2022
  • You are already sorely missed, not just by us, but by the world over.
    — Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Ben will be sorely missed by his many friends in theatre all over the world.
    — Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 12 Oct. 2025
  • This change is sorely needed, and things will shake out your way in the end.
    — Emily Simone, Allure, 15 July 2019
  • That pain, said Dalio, will be very sorely felt over the next few years.
    — Colin Lodewick, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2022
  • Our goal is to get the resources that are sorely needed here.
    — Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2024
  • But the defense is where the depth is sorely lacking.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The absence of a meal as part of the grieving process is sorely missed by many.
    — Kevyn Burger Special To The Star Tribune, Star Tribune, 11 Sep. 2020
  • There could be some camera upgrades, which the phone sorely needs.
    — Iyaz Akhtar, PCMAG, 20 July 2023
  • Moscow sorely needs the new bomber, its first in more than 40 years.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 8 Aug. 2022
  • The king of spin, the cheeky slice of Australiana that will be sorely missed.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 6 Mar. 2022
  • She will be sorely missed, but will live in the heart of those who loved her forever!
    — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 5 July 2024
  • But fans are truly the heart and soul of a golf event and their presence was sorely missed.
    — Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press, 5 July 2020
  • Donald is at an all-time great and is sorely missed in the locker room and on the field.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
  • The net-front work to tuck the puck by Skinner was sorely missed on the top unit.
    — Omar White, The Athletic, 2 Feb. 2025
  • Bert and Ernie is a model for friendship that boys sorely lack.
    — Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 20 Sep. 2018
  • His passing is a huge loss to the industry, and he will be sorely missed.
    — Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com, 5 Mar. 2022
  • Both sat out the Falcons game, and the Browns sorely missed them.
    — cleveland, 3 Oct. 2022
  • Ugo lived life to the fullest and he will be sorely missed and fondly remembered.
    — sun-sentinel.com, 25 Aug. 2019
  • But decades of neglect have left Alazán sorely in need of upgrades.
    — Marina Starleaf Riker, ExpressNews.com, 6 Nov. 2020
  • George Bailey is sorely missed.
    — Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2026
  • The All-Star winger’s presence has been sorely missed.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 19 Jan. 2026

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