sorely

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Sorely missing are discussions about classrooms and learning.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025

Sorely missing is any meaty retrospective covering Morbius’ history in the Marvel Comics and Spider-Man sequential art.

From Washington Times • Jun. 25, 2022

AL: Sorely tempted by Aaron Ramsey at Fulham as the team goal, or Townsend as the solo strike, but Vincent Kompany, for the moment of salvation and dramatic importance, edges it.

From The Guardian • May 14, 2019

"Sorely missing are Carpenter's moderation and patience, the restraint that turned simple shots of a darkened stairway and a hushed, leaf-lined street into dread-filled spaces."

From BBC • Oct. 19, 2018

Sorely disappointed, I tossed the seeds away but decided to keep the cross in the pouch as the solitary connection to my past.

From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi