be sore
Example Sentences
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"He's getting frustrated. He had a great chance in the previous frame and didn't convert. Those knuckles will be sore, let me tell you."
From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2026
Drake Maye may be sore from a Super Bowl loss, but spring practice will be here before he knows it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 14, 2026
Fanone has reason to be sore with Rhodes.
From Salon ● Jan. 22, 2025
It’s the rest of his 34-year-old body that will be sore after absorbing a pounding and having three passes intercepted.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2022
She probably forgot she was supposed to be sore at me.
From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger
