Plural of sore
regular plural
The plural of sore is sores.
Forms of sore
| Singular | sore /sɔː/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | sores |
| Countable | countable |
Sores in a sentence
- The dog was constantly scratching his many verminous sores and welts.From the entry verminous
- Many were in rags, and not a few had their bodies covered with most offensive sores.2012, Hans Derks, History of the Opium Problem. From the entry plighty
- Even our benchwarmers had their visible flaws: warts, rashes, oozing sores, and misstitched scars.2006, George Singleton, Drowning in Gruel. From the entry misstitched
- She had cold sores on her upper lip which made her mouth look swollen and ugly.1985, Bernard MacLaverty, Short story, 'Across the Street', Irish Times Summer Stories. (Also published in 'The Great Profundo and Other…. From the entry breathy
- There was the babe, her little face blotched with sores, peering from the hood of her kooletah.1960, Donalda McKillop Copeland, Remember, Nurse, page 47. From the entry kooletah
Meaning of sore
- adjective Causing pain or discomfort; painfully sensitive.
- adjective Sensitive; tender; easily pained, grieved, or vexed; very susceptible of irritation.
- adjective Dire; distressing.
Questions about the plural of sore
- What is the plural of sore?
- The plural of sore is sores.
- Is sore countable?
- Sore is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: sore (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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