How to Use sore in a Sentence

sore

1 of 3 adjective
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  • The patient has a sore throat.
  • That's a sore subject to bring up.
  • The discussion touched on a sore spot.
  • My neighbor is sore at me.
  • Are you still sore about what happened last night?
  • The athlete must also rest the sore toe to allow the joint to heal.
    — Elizabeth Quinn, Verywell Health, 17 May 2023
  • Joints near the wound will also get sore for about 24 hours.
    — Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 2 Oct. 2023
  • Lowry has not played since Feb. 2, dealing with what the team is terming a sore left knee.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2023
  • Foles is still sore from the hit, though McLeod talked to him in the locker room Monday.
    — Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Jan. 2023
  • Jae’Sean Tate was out for an 11th straight game with a sore right ankle. ...
    — Kristie Rieken, ajc, 26 Nov. 2022
  • Three decades ago, the U.S. presence in the Philippines was a sore point among many Filipinos.
    — Sui-Lee Wee, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2023
  • Have a heating pad and/or hot Epsom bath salts on hand to ease the pain and help soothe a sore body.
    — Essence, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Waiting paid off for Kissane, whose arm was briefly sore.
    — Amy Maxmen | Kff Health News, NBC News, 19 Nov. 2023
  • With movies fit for all ages, there's bound to be belly laughs and sore stomachs to come.
    — Megan Stein, Country Living, 13 Dec. 2022
  • The muscles along his thin arms and legs throbbed, his head ached, his stomach was sore.
    — Keren Blankfeld, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Jan. 2024
  • Get ready for your stomach to be sore from laughing so much.
    — Jessica Leigh Mattern, Country Living, 30 Nov. 2022
  • Poole’s play was clearly a sore spot for him after the game on Monday.
    — Sopan Deb, New York Times, 9 May 2023
  • See below for the best foot baths in 2023 to soothe and comfort tired, sore feet at any budget.
    — Jasmine Gomez, Women's Health, 14 July 2023
  • The only really sore spots of the Caprice are found inside the cabin.
    — Jean Lindamood, Car and Driver, 5 May 2023
  • The only bad news was George not playing in the second half because of a sore left groin.
    — Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2023
  • The top symptoms were a sore, scratchy throat and a smattering of sniffles.
    — Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 27 Dec. 2022
  • Blue Jays righthander Erik Swanson departed in the top of the seventh because of a sore back.
    — Ian Harrison, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Aug. 2023
  • Very quickly, a person has a high fever, chills, sore muscles, and aching joints.
    — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 16 Dec. 2023
  • The aluminum version of Away's Bigger Carry-on is a sight for sore eyes.
    — Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Open from dusk to dawn every day, and free to the public, this gorgeous garden is a sight for sore eyes.
    — Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 23 Feb. 2024
  • My feet could’ve been way more sore with how much walking, but no complaints for these shoes.
    — Kristine Solomon, Travel + Leisure, 21 Aug. 2023
  • Beverley missed the game because of a sore calf muscle.
    — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2022
  • Not all yard work has to result in sore, achy muscles for the next several days.
    — Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Oct. 2023
  • Depending on the level of exposure, ozone can: Cause coughing and sore or scratchy throat.
    — Caralin Nunes, The Arizona Republic, 1 Apr. 2024
  • Relations began to improve after the election of Anthony Albanese’s Labor government in May 2022 allowed for a reset of relations, but the wine tariffs had remained a sore point.
    — Simone McCarthy, CNN, 28 Mar. 2024
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sore

2 of 3 noun
  • He has a sore on his lip.
  • Repeat two to three times a day until the sores dry out.
    — Christa Sgobba, Men's Health, 31 Mar. 2023
  • If the child scratches the wound, bacteria may spread on the skin and give rise to more sores.
    — Parents Editors, Parents, 3 Sep. 2023
  • The treatment: Small sores can heal on their own with the help of OTC treatments (like this one).
    — Women's Health, 2 May 2023
  • Watching him suffer, the sores in his mouth, the nausea.
    — San Antonio Express-News, 31 Oct. 2019
  • The disease normally runs its course over a few days, but the sores in the mouth can last longer.
    — Parents Editors, Parents, 3 Sep. 2023
  • Between the sores and the crust, the two types of impetigo have a lot of grossness in common.
    — Korin Miller, SELF, 23 Feb. 2019
  • One was covered with sores, having caught scabies in the squalid prison in which he was born.
    — The Economist, 15 Aug. 2019
  • As the high fever and brain fog continued, the sores on Lee’s face began breaking.
    — Annalisa Merelli, Quartz, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Both strains lead to the same symptoms, including sores.
    — Mark Hay, SELF, 26 Jan. 2024
  • The doctor peered at his sore through a magnifying glass, then gave Mr. Rice the all-clear.
    — Sharon Otterman Justin J Wee, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2022
  • This year’s winner for a guarantee of a one month absence was the the sore or pulled hamstring.
    — Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2021
  • Fahrenheit as well as a skin ulcer (open sore or wound) at the site of the bite which may be very painful, says Dr. Marcos.
    — Lauren Krouse, Health.com, 18 May 2021
  • The oozing sores on his belly are a visual reference to the term.
    — Mae Anderson, BostonGlobe.com, 13 May 2023
  • People were given parts of the kukui plant as a laxative, and the nut was used to help heal ulcers and sores.
    — Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 25 June 2023
  • In Brooklyn, Lauren Sellers grinds her teeth at night; there are sores in her mouth from the stress.
    — Michael Wilson, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2020
  • Note that the symptoms (intense itchiness and sores) can take as long as four to eight weeks to show up.
    — Women's Health, 17 Mar. 2023
  • The Buffalo loss was an eye-sore because the offense struggled to get first downs.
    — Ryan O’Halloran, The Denver Post, 15 Dec. 2019
  • The 83-year-old woman was bruised, hungry, and covered in sores and open wounds, too many for doctors to count.
    — Erin McCarthy, https://www.inquirer.com, 4 June 2019
  • There’s no bike seat that can fix what a saddle-sore Sinema has been for the triathlete agenda.
    — Zoë Rom, Outside Online, 17 Dec. 2022
  • Some of the drug users arrive there in a stupor, some unable to stay awake, some with open sores or wounds on their hands, arms, legs, heads.
    — Carolyn Barber, Fortune Well, 7 Mar. 2023
  • Pictures taken at the hospital of the boy showed pressure sores on his legs.
    — Carol Robinson | [email protected], al, 27 Dec. 2019
  • Healthy except for a few sores, which are being treated.
    — The Washington Post, 21 Jan. 2020
  • Also, a sore that either won’t heal or heals and then returns needs to be addressed.
    — Greg Emmanuel, Essence, 17 Aug. 2022
  • Although most cases of shingles do not last longer than four weeks, skin sores can be painful.
    — Health Editorial Team, Health, 8 July 2023
  • Plus, Vietnam is still festering, a huge sore on the country.
    — Dallas News, 23 July 2019
  • Photos of the newborn show an infant clinging to life covered in a patchwork of skin and sores.
    — Ashley May, USA TODAY, 21 June 2018
  • Soon afterwards, a large black sore developed on his back and red bumps showed up on his arms and legs.
    — Leada Gore | [email protected], al.com, 12 July 2019
  • Eventually the sores will crust over and form scabs, which finally fall off.
    — Stephen C. George, Discover Magazine, 5 Mar. 2024
  • During the primary stage of infection, people get sores around the infection site.
    — Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Feb. 2024
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sore

3 of 3 adverb
  • I was sore afraid we'd never make it home.
  • And the crowd was satisfied, and left that place, sore amazed.
    — George Saunders, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2016
  • Or maybe your feet are just sore from running to your gate to catch your flight.
    — Kate McCarthy, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2019
  • These made my arm very sore and made some in our company very sick.
    — Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 28 May 2018
  • Gay missed Saturday’s win at New Orleans due to a sore lower back.
    — Tom Orsborn, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Apr. 2021
  • Reserve forward Keita Bates-Diop missed his second game in a row with a sore lower back.
    — Tom Orsborn, San Antonio Express-News, 9 Mar. 2022
  • There was Enes Kanter outlasting a Ramadan fast and sore left shoulder to record 12 points and 13 rebounds.
    — Joe Freeman, oregonlive, 30 Mar. 2020
  • Aaron Holiday, starting with Victor Oladipo (sore back) out, couldn't make an open shot.
    — J. Michael, Indianapolis Star, 24 Feb. 2020
  • Rafael Devers was out of the lineup against the Yankees on Saturday night with a sore lower back and that likely will be the case on Sunday.
    — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 9 July 2022
  • Even after taking this advice, side- and stomach-sleepers may still wake up sore.
    — Eleanor Cummins, Popular Science, 27 Oct. 2020
  • All because election workers were doing their job and a bunch of sore-losing chuckleheads didn’t like the result.
    — Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2022
  • Anybody still sore over New Orleans' minor league baseball team changing its name to the Baby Cakes might enjoy this one.
    — Christopher Dabe, NOLA.com, 25 Apr. 2018
  • Ryan Grant, recovered from sore back, had three catches for 32 yards out of the slot after taking a back seat to rookie Hunter Renfrow throughout camp.
    — Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2019
  • Jones’ sore back was painful to watch in Alabama’s hard-fought victory at South Carolina on Tuesday.
    — Joseph Goodman | [email protected], al, 14 Feb. 2021
  • No more walking with my toes crunched up or feeling constricted because the shoe has no flexibility in the toe area (which makes my toes sore).
    — Braelyn Wood, Health.com, 2 Dec. 2019
  • Like sore-armed pitchers having to throw their hardest day after day, primary care doctors find themselves in constant pain.
    — Robert Pearl, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2021
  • Trouble in Mind is a sore-hearted farce, a realistic portrait of acting while Black, and (potentially) a crisp backstage comedy.
    — Helen Shaw, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2021
  • Linderbaum left practice early on Thursday after coming up sore during a running drill.
    — Jonas Shaffer, Baltimore Sun, 8 Aug. 2022
  • Last weekend, with the fishing opener and McArdle's at full capacity, Paige was busy tending to guests' needs, including pizza baking, ice-cream-cone dipping and sore-back massaging.
    — Star Tribune, 21 May 2021
  • I was sore afraid we'd never make it home.
  • And the crowd was satisfied, and left that place, sore amazed.
    — George Saunders, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2016
  • Or maybe your feet are just sore from running to your gate to catch your flight.
    — Kate McCarthy, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2019
  • These made my arm very sore and made some in our company very sick.
    — Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 28 May 2018
  • Gay missed Saturday’s win at New Orleans due to a sore lower back.
    — Tom Orsborn, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Apr. 2021
  • Reserve forward Keita Bates-Diop missed his second game in a row with a sore lower back.
    — Tom Orsborn, San Antonio Express-News, 9 Mar. 2022
  • There was Enes Kanter outlasting a Ramadan fast and sore left shoulder to record 12 points and 13 rebounds.
    — Joe Freeman, oregonlive, 30 Mar. 2020
  • Aaron Holiday, starting with Victor Oladipo (sore back) out, couldn't make an open shot.
    — J. Michael, Indianapolis Star, 24 Feb. 2020
  • Rafael Devers was out of the lineup against the Yankees on Saturday night with a sore lower back and that likely will be the case on Sunday.
    — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 9 July 2022
  • Even after taking this advice, side- and stomach-sleepers may still wake up sore.
    — Eleanor Cummins, Popular Science, 27 Oct. 2020
  • All because election workers were doing their job and a bunch of sore-losing chuckleheads didn’t like the result.
    — Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2022

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