sorely
Example Sentences
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“We will sorely miss his presence at Long Beach and racetracks everywhere.”
From Los Angeles Times
“My professor is giving extra credit, which I sorely need, for coming in early and organizing his decrepit filing system. This is my diligent-student costume.”
From Literature
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"I counted him as a friend and a decent, principled and kind man. My brutha you will be sorely missed. RIP"
From BBC
Eleventh-hour explanations are sorely lacking, particularly when other heirs are affected.
From MarketWatch
What would be really valuable is if these private, high-cost, higher-learning institutions partner and brand themselves with two-year trade schools to create even better, accredited programs for the trades—which are sorely lacking today.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.