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  • adjective superlative form of sore: most sore. Most sore.

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Examples

  • I think, of all the crushing griefs that a young person can be called to bear, one of the sorest is the feeling of wrong-doing on the part of a beloved father or mother.

    Daisy 1868

  • He criticised it for not containing a single step to solve what he called the sorest problems of the judiciary, SITA reported.

    The Slovak Spectator 2010

  • The IPO market might be accommodating for the cream of the crop, but not to those in sorest need of [...]

    Tech IPOs Are Back — But Only for Those That Don’t Need Cash 2009

  • I think, of all the crushing griefs that a young person can be called to bear, one of the sorest is the feeling of wrong - doing on the part of a beloved father or mother.

    Daisy Susan Warner 1852

  • I think of all the crushing griefs that a young person can be called to bear, one of the sorest is the feeling of wrongdoing on the part of

    Daisy Susan Warner 1852

  • After practice, her sorest muscles are always in her legs.

    What's Your Workout Christopher Shay 2011

  • After practice, her sorest muscles are always in her legs.

    What's Your Workout Christopher Shay 2011

  • The sorest point for the public, by far, is the lousy economy, whether you lost your job or your home or not.

    Stephen Herrington: Patty Murray Is the Right Choice for Both Washingtons Stephen Herrington 2010

  • And Abel Ah Yo arose and put his finger on the sorest part of her soul.

    WHEN ALICE TOLD HER SOUL 2010

  • Courtesy of Woolrich The genuine article, this 4-point wool Hudson 's Bay blanket will warm up even the sorest of losers. $289, woolrich. com

    The Gentleman 2010

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