sorely
Example Sentences
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All in all, at a time when Americans are sorely aware of their everyday living costs, Friday’s numbers didn’t help much.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
Gold said the additional funds, while painful for residents, was sorely needed after over a decade of no such increases.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
But if London or Washington expected any gratitude from the regime, they were sorely mistaken.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
And what we are sorely lacking in this world is discussion.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
It leaned a bit on its foundations and was sorely in need of paint.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
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