Sore
adjective
In pain, especially because of an injury or illness.
My throat is sore because of my cold
Often appears as...
- sore throat
- sore back
adjective
Very sad and upset.
I was sore at losing the game
Often appears as...
- feel sore
- make someone sore
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Disapproving
noun
A place in your body where the skin is painful and red.
She has a sore on her foot
Often appears as...
- bed sore
- open sore
adjective
Causing great suffering or trouble.
He has become a sore burden for the family
Often appears as...
- sore point
- sore subject
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Negative
adjective
In pain, especially because of an injury or illness.
My throat is sore because of my cold
Often appears as...
- sore throat
- sore back
adjective
Very sad and upset.
I was sore at losing the game
Often appears as...
- feel sore
- make someone sore
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
A place in your body where the skin is painful and red.
She has a sore on her foot
Often appears as...
- bed sore
- open sore
adjective
Causing great suffering or trouble.
He has become a sore burden for the family
Often appears as...
- sore point
- sore subject
Usage tips
Negative
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Discomfort
Use 'sore' to describe a specific area that's hurting, typically from exercise or injury.
After the marathon, my legs were exceptionally sore.
Pro Tip 2/2Mild or Severe
'Sore' can describe mild to severe pain, but it usually implies a nagging, persistent discomfort.
She couldn’t write because her wrist was too sore.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Discomfort
Use 'sore' to describe a specific area that's hurting, typically from exercise or injury.
After the marathon, my legs were exceptionally sore.
Pro Tip 2/2Mild or Severe
'Sore' can describe mild to severe pain, but it usually implies a nagging, persistent discomfort.
She couldn’t write because her wrist was too sore.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Discomfort
Use 'sore' to describe a specific area that's hurting, typically from exercise or injury.
After the marathon, my legs were exceptionally sore.
Pro Tip 2/2Mild or Severe
'Sore' can describe mild to severe pain, but it usually implies a nagging, persistent discomfort.
She couldn’t write because her wrist was too sore.
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Safari Live - Day 276 PIPE...
just to see how brain tea was doing because obviously had an emotional day mr. day morning and on top of that had that very very bad infection in his tooth and panky was really not doing very well yesterday evening in terms of his face was very swollen and sore and but he had managed to get some antibiotics and hopefully that will help
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John Hodgman: A brief...
but their necks soon got sore, and they would go off to the boardwalk to play video games and mingle with humans. I was pretty good at the video games. I was not very good at the other part, so I stayed alone with the cosmos. And that's when it happened. An elderly couple came walking down the street.
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Investing in fish...
in the bigger they grow the more their fertility sores giving us a surge in fish and larvae that spill out of our reserve to replenish our fishing grounds year after year indefinitely now these returns are so effective that if we can scale up protection to around a third of
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What happens when you...
He told me that everything -- the fevers, the sore throats, the sinus infection, all of the gastrointestinal, neurological and cardiac symptoms -- were being caused by some distant emotional trauma that I could not remember. The symptoms were real, he said,
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Pirates, nurses and...
just about anything that's available at the time -- is one of the greatest feats of humanitarian design, and has provided sorely needed refuge to many, many people in desperate circumstances ever since. Now, it was the courage and verve of radical designers
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The history of human...
having heart palpitations, strange sores breaking out on his body. Doctors are called, and they think it's so serious that prayers are said for him in the local church. And it's only when they're preparing to return this young man home so that he can die,
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What we know (and don't...
It begins by attacking the immune system's cells and neutralizing its responses, allowing the virus to proliferate. Starting anywhere from two to twenty days after contraction, initial symptoms like high temperature, aching, and sore throat
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T-Rex Growth Spurt PIPE How...
of dinosaur you have evidence in the shape of bones of duckbills like edmondo sores that have tooth marks essentially and those marks those scratches on the bone coincide well with the shape of the Crown's of the teeth of
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How does your body...
Have you ever wondered what happens to a painkiller, like ibuprofen, after you swallow it? Medicine that slides down your throat can help treat a headache, a sore back,
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Uncaging Cotton PIPE Dog...
uncomfortable way of living which the people have to become sore antisocial to the rest of the world because this 35 pound dog is creating this chaos
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Safari Live - Day 276 PIPE...
just to see how brain tea was doing because obviously had an emotional day mr. day morning and on top of that had that very very bad infection in his tooth and panky was really not doing very well yesterday evening in terms of his face was very swollen and sore and but he had managed to get some antibiotics and hopefully that will help
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John Hodgman: A brief...
but their necks soon got sore, and they would go off to the boardwalk to play video games and mingle with humans. I was pretty good at the video games. I was not very good at the other part, so I stayed alone with the cosmos. And that's when it happened. An elderly couple came walking down the street.
Video examples
Investing in fish...
in the bigger they grow the more their fertility sores giving us a surge in fish and larvae that spill out of our reserve to replenish our fishing grounds year after year indefinitely now these returns are so effective that if we can scale up protection to around a third of
Video examples
What happens when you...
He told me that everything -- the fevers, the sore throats, the sinus infection, all of the gastrointestinal, neurological and cardiac symptoms -- were being caused by some distant emotional trauma that I could not remember. The symptoms were real, he said,
Video examples
Pirates, nurses and...
just about anything that's available at the time -- is one of the greatest feats of humanitarian design, and has provided sorely needed refuge to many, many people in desperate circumstances ever since. Now, it was the courage and verve of radical designers
Video examples
The history of human...
having heart palpitations, strange sores breaking out on his body. Doctors are called, and they think it's so serious that prayers are said for him in the local church. And it's only when they're preparing to return this young man home so that he can die,
Video examples
What we know (and don't...
It begins by attacking the immune system's cells and neutralizing its responses, allowing the virus to proliferate. Starting anywhere from two to twenty days after contraction, initial symptoms like high temperature, aching, and sore throat
Video examples
T-Rex Growth Spurt PIPE How...
of dinosaur you have evidence in the shape of bones of duckbills like edmondo sores that have tooth marks essentially and those marks those scratches on the bone coincide well with the shape of the Crown's of the teeth of
Video examples
How does your body...
Have you ever wondered what happens to a painkiller, like ibuprofen, after you swallow it? Medicine that slides down your throat can help treat a headache, a sore back,
Video examples
Uncaging Cotton PIPE Dog...
uncomfortable way of living which the people have to become sore antisocial to the rest of the world because this 35 pound dog is creating this chaos
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Quote examples
Antonio Brown
American Athlete
If you want to be the best, you can't take the path of least resistance. Every morning, you wake up, and your mind tells you it's too early, and your body tells you you're a little too sore, but you've got to look deep within yourself and know what you want and what you're striving for.
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Chris Long
American Athlete
The older you get, it is harder to prepare physically, even if you have all the experience in the world. You're more sore the next day, you can't pack in as much, and you have to train smarter. You have to pay attention to more subtle things like your warmup routine or core work.
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Eric Weddle
American Athlete
I always try to remind myself, when it's tough, when your body's sore and you're hurting, I try to sit back and tell myself, 'Would you rather be doing anything else in the world at this moment?
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Eli Broad
American Businessman
Someone once told me I'm a sore winner, and they're right. I rarely take more than a moment to enjoy a success before I'm moving on and looking for the next challenge.
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Max Holloway
American Athlete
I know I'm the greatest, and like I said, I ain't here to be average. I always wanted to stick out as a sore thumb, so that's what I'm doing. It's just confidence.
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Chael Sonnen
American Athlete
The soreness you feel after a fight or after a good battle, it's the best feeling in the world. You might sit and complain about it, but you feel so accomplished.
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Ted Wheeler
American Politician
If people are expecting the mayor of Portland to solve the problem of homelessness they're going to be sorely disappointed and that's just the truth.
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Dusty Rhodes
Believability and respect are two of the main ingredients in professional wrestling that are sorely missing today.
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Eazy-E
American Musician
People where we come from hear so many lies that the truth stands out like a sore thumb.
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T.J. Dillashaw
American Mixed Martial Artist
Let's be honest, I've never said I wasn't a sore loser.
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Antonio Brown
American Athlete
If you want to be the best, you can't take the path of least resistance. Every morning, you wake up, and your mind tells you it's too early, and your body tells you you're a little too sore, but you've got to look deep within yourself and know what you want and what you're striving for.
Quote examples
Chris Long
American Athlete
The older you get, it is harder to prepare physically, even if you have all the experience in the world. You're more sore the next day, you can't pack in as much, and you have to train smarter. You have to pay attention to more subtle things like your warmup routine or core work.
Quote examples
Eric Weddle
American Athlete
I always try to remind myself, when it's tough, when your body's sore and you're hurting, I try to sit back and tell myself, 'Would you rather be doing anything else in the world at this moment?
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Eli Broad
American Businessman
Someone once told me I'm a sore winner, and they're right. I rarely take more than a moment to enjoy a success before I'm moving on and looking for the next challenge.
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Max Holloway
American Athlete
I know I'm the greatest, and like I said, I ain't here to be average. I always wanted to stick out as a sore thumb, so that's what I'm doing. It's just confidence.
Quote examples
Chael Sonnen
American Athlete
The soreness you feel after a fight or after a good battle, it's the best feeling in the world. You might sit and complain about it, but you feel so accomplished.
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Ted Wheeler
American Politician
If people are expecting the mayor of Portland to solve the problem of homelessness they're going to be sorely disappointed and that's just the truth.
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Dusty Rhodes
Believability and respect are two of the main ingredients in professional wrestling that are sorely missing today.
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Eazy-E
American Musician
People where we come from hear so many lies that the truth stands out like a sore thumb.
Quote examples
T.J. Dillashaw
American Mixed Martial Artist
Let's be honest, I've never said I wasn't a sore loser.
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