Explore Sorely through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like painfully or painlessly. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Sorely meaning
- In a sore or desperate manner.
- Very, extremely.
Synonyms of Sorely
Using Sorely
- The main meaning on this page is: In a sore or desperate manner. | Very, extremely.
- Useful related words include: painfully, painlessly.
- In the example corpus, sorely often appears in combinations such as: sorely missed, be sorely, sorely needed.
Context around Sorely
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 9 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Sorely
- In this selection, "sorely" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, team, missed, needed and mistaken stand out and add context to how "sorely" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include will be sorely missed by and would be sorely missed. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "sorely" sits close to words such as academies, ambushed and appease, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with sorely
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It also sorely needed repairs, said Taylor. (7 words)
Loved always and sorely missed every day. (7 words)
Faith is a given no matter how sorely tested. (9 words)
But the Brewers were buyers this time, adding outfielder Mark Canha and first baseman Carlos Santana to a lineup that sorely needed some juice and bringing in a quality left-handed bullpen arm in former Cub Andrew Chafin. (38 words)
The fact that the re-release still netted an additional $3 million speaks to how popular Williams had become, although one suspects this new audience would have been sorely disappointed upon seeing the source of this controversy. (37 words)
The new White Sox left fielder describes himself as “a very boring dude,” but South Side fans won’t care one bit as long as he provides the strong left-handed bat the team sorely needs. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
A much loved husband to the late Irene Nicholls, father to Peter, Hugh and Margaret, he will also be sorely missed by his daughter in law, son in law and his granddaughters.
But I’m not writing this episode just to sing the praises of my fellow undergrads because if you think my night ended with those final Chimes bows on Lohrfink, you’re sorely mistaken.
But the Brewers were buyers this time, adding outfielder Mark Canha and first baseman Carlos Santana to a lineup that sorely needed some juice and bringing in a quality left-handed bullpen arm in former Cub Andrew Chafin.
Faith is a given no matter how sorely tested.
He will be sorely missed by all his loving family and friends.
He will be sorely missed by all who knew him and loved him.
In the wake of the accident a statement was issued by the police on behalf of his family, saying that he would be "sorely missed".
It also sorely needed repairs, said Taylor.
It’s not always been plain sailing, with the impact of the Covid pandemic having been sorely felt.
It took far too long, but horror finally got the respect it so sorely deserved from Hollywood and moviegoers alike, even if that respect was, in some ways, fleeting.
Loved always and sorely missed every day.
Moodysson’s ability to blend awkward humor and guttural emotional suffering has been sorely missed in contemporary European filmmaking.
On its official open day I went down with a preconception of what I thought I was going to find in this long-standing high street store, but was sorely mistaken.
Renowned British chef and television personality Jamie Oliver said he was "devastated" and his friend would be "sorely missed".
She is sorely missed as a dear friend and an important member of our community.
So this public safety measure appears to be working and is sorely needed to protect people from dirty needle exposures and further propane tank explosions until we can address the broader issues.
That sense of cohesion and purpose will be sorely tested over the next seven weeks, starting on Sunday at Anfield.
The fact that the re-release still netted an additional $3 million speaks to how popular Williams had become, although one suspects this new audience would have been sorely disappointed upon seeing the source of this controversy.
The fountain was sorely missed by the people of Warrington after it was scrapped, in 1942, to help with the effort during the Second World War.
The new White Sox left fielder describes himself as “a very boring dude,” but South Side fans won’t care one bit as long as he provides the strong left-handed bat the team sorely needs.
Common combinations with sorely
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- sorely missed 71×
- be sorely 57×
- sorely needed 32×
- is sorely 30×
- sorely lacking 16×
- was sorely 11×
- been sorely 10×
- were sorely 7×
- sorely mistaken 6×
- and sorely 6×