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sorely

[sawr-lee, sohr-] / ˈsɔr li, ˈsoʊr- /


ADVERB
badly
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In an era where Latino representation in books is still sorely lacking, four books released in 2022 show what happens when authors take it upon themselves to tell their community’s tales.

From Los Angeles Times

"Josh made a real impact in his age group, both as a footballer but more importantly as a person and will be sorely missed at the club."

From BBC

Premiering on Disney+ on November 26, “Anthology” had been sorely in need of a makeover.

From Salon

If that was meant to open the floodgates, Ireland were sorely mistaken as Japan controlled the rest of the half.

From Barron's

But as I waited to deplane, I checked my email and found something I’ve sorely needed this year:

From Los Angeles Times