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How to use sore in a sentence

40 example sentences · adjective, adverb, noun

Sore means causing pain or discomfort; painfully sensitive. Example: “Her feet were sore from walking so far.”

Examples of sore by meaning

adjectiveCausing pain or discomfort; painfully sensitive.

  • Her feet were sore from walking so far.

adjectiveDire; distressing.

  • The school was in sore need of textbooks, theirs having been ruined in the flood.

adjectiveFeeling animosity towards someone; annoyed or angered.

  • Joe was sore at Bob for beating him at checkers.
  • “God damn it.” He was sore as hell.1951 July 16, J[erome] D[avid] Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye, Boston, Mass.: Little, Brown and Company, →OCLC, page 53
  • TfN is clearly very sore about last year's axing of part of HS2.2024 May 1, “Network News: Do TfN and the DfT actually respect each other?”, in RAIL, number 1008, page 13

adverbSorely.

  • ‘I vow to crack him full sore,’ said the knight, taking out his writing-table and making a note.1936, Norman Lindsay, The Flyaway Highway, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 54

nounAn injured, infected, inflamed or diseased patch of skin.

  • They put ointment and a bandage on the sore.

More sentences with sore

  • My throat was so sore that I was unable to swallow.From the entry swallow
  • Don't wear a business suit to that party; you'll stick out like a sore thumb.From the entry stick out like a sore thumb
  • The dog was constantly scratching his many verminous sores and welts.From the entry verminous
  • After seventeen days of rain and floods, the 4 am sunrise was a sight for sore eyes.From the entry sight for sore eyes
  • I ran an eight-miler on Sunday and I'm still feeling sore.From the entry miler
  • My sore leg hurts worst when it's cold and rainy.From the entry worst
  • I biked so much yesterday that I'm very sore today.From the entry bike
  • My legs were so stiff and my arms so sore that this morning I could barely climb out of bed.From the entry climb
  • The sore was abscessed and filled with pus.From the entry abscessed
  • About one in 10 adults with a sore throat has strep, according to the C.D.C.2023 April 14, Dani Blum, “Strep Is on the Rise. Here’s How to Minimize Your Risk.”, in The New York Times, →ISSN. From the entry strep
  • Blocked nose, watering eyes, a sore throat – the signs of a cold are all too familiar.2019 January 6, Nicola Davis, “Seven ways to dodge a cold – or recover faster”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian…. From the entry lurgy
  • Other symptoms included sore throat (2), arthralgia (2), myalgia (1), rhinorhea (1), and headache (1).2015, Rome Buathong et al., “Detection of Zika Virus Infection in Thailand, 2012–2014”, in The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and…. From the entry rhinorhea
  • 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
  • The blows were so painful on his sore leg, he was screaming with pain.2008, Sheila Stewart, “A Story from Ireland”, in Pilgrims of the Mist: The Stories of Scotland’s Travelling People, Edinburgh: Birlinn…. From the entry mammie's boy
  • Just a kid with a sore butt from having to ride a long distance on a sportbike.2008 February 11, Scout, “An Adventure”, in alt.motorcycle.sportbike (Usenet), archived from the original on 02 Sep 2025. From the entry daddie's boy
  • Stephon Marbury (sore left knee) participated in noncontact drills and is expected to play tomorrow.2007 February 2, Howard Beck, “Ariza Is Gone, but Trade Continues to Confound Knicks”, in New York Times. From the entry noncontact
  • Ulster Bank, College Green, was filled with sore heads for the entire month of the world cup.2006, Johnny Fallon, Party Time: Growing Up in Politics, Mercier Press, published 2006, →ISBN, page 110. From the entry cop on
  • 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 a sore throat, she said, or a headache, or a knee ache.2006, Lindsay Nicholson, chapter 10, in Living on the Seabed: A Memoir of Love, Life and Survival, Vermilion London, page 230. From the entry knee ache
  • Too bad the intercapped name is way too 90s and sticks out like a sore thumb.2004, T Mike Childs, Rocklopedia fakebandica. From the entry intercapped
  • But it's more likely to be a herpes sore. and that guy shouldn't be working.2004, Martin Amis, Vintage Amis, page 180. From the entry fuck sore
  • If the horse is sore in both front legs it will have a stiff, 'proppy' action.2004, Peter Huntington, Jane Myers, Elizabeth Owens, Horse Sense: The Guide to Horse Care in Australia and New Zealand, Landlinks Press…. From the entry proppy
  • My throat was so dry and sore that I could barely feel my own tongue.2003, M. Dylan Raskin, Little New York Bastard, →ISBN, page 202. From the entry spit feathers
  • 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
  • Enhancement one is so easy that it sticks out like a sore thumb.1983 August, Timothy Daniel, “Enhancing Your Apple II, Vol. 1”, in Incider, volume 1, number 8, page 157, column 2. From the entry glomper
  • Sing three Our Fathers on your leechfinger, and write around the sore.1973, Godfried Storms, Anglo-Saxon magic. From the entry leech-finger
  • My goom still has a sore where you put that needle.1973, Northwest dentistry, volume 52, page 94. From the entry goom
  • It was another of those political band-aids patted over a minor sore.1968, United Church Observer, n 15 (March), p 36. From the entry band-aid
  • It is obviously both undesirable and impossible to penicillinize everyone with a sore throat.1964, William Sydney Charles Copeman, editor, Textbook of the Rheumatic Diseases, Edinurgh: E. & S. Livingstone Ltd., page 150. From the entry penicillinize
  • 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
  • "'You know—if you've ever picked the scab of a sore place.1952, C. S. Lewis, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, HarperTrophy. From the entry billy-oh
  • The Indian's heart was sore for his boat; it looked as if nothing could save her.1941, Emily Carr, chapter 18, in Klee Wyck. From the entry foul
  • Every once an' awhile they get my face sore. . . .1913, Jack London, chapter 5, in The Valley of the Moon. From the entry barber's itch

Meaning of sore

  1. adjective Causing pain or discomfort; painfully sensitive.
  2. adjective Sensitive; tender; easily pained, grieved, or vexed; very susceptible of irritation.
  3. adjective Dire; distressing.

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Questions about sore in a sentence

How do you use sore in a sentence?
Sore is used as an adjective, adverb and noun. For example: “Her feet were sore from walking so far.”
What is a short sentence with sore?
“Her feet were sore from walking so far.”
What does sore mean?
Sore means causing pain or discomfort; painfully sensitive.

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