Vocabulary
Sore
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
(of a part of one’s body) painful or aching.
Urdu meaning
درد، زخم، حساس
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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On the table was a multibillion-dollar agreement for 114 Rafale aircraft.It is perhaps because the Rafales are such a sore point in India that the media and public were largely uninterested in Macron and his photo-ops.
Dawn Editorials —
Photo-op moment
— 2026-02-21
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Despite sore ties these days, former cricket captains from across the border expressed sympathy for Pakistan`s former skipper.
Dawn Editorials —
Eyes wide shut
— 2026-02-20
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It is worth mentioning that Mr Maduro had just days ago attempted to engage with Mr Trump on narco-trafficking and illegal migration, both of which had been sore issues in Mr Trump`s relationship with his southern neighbour.
Dawn Editorials —
Unwanted, unneeded
— 2026-01-04
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News agencies [Meanwhile, according to news agencies in Chicago,] Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan`s strenuous tour of Washington, New York and Chicago has given him better insight into American life but also a set of sore feet.
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Seventy-five years ago Repatriations in Kashmir
— 2025-05-13
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Clinton deplored the attack on the US Capitol on Jan 6, 2021, after Trump`s defeat by Biden, evidence that Trump is a `sore loser and wannabe dictator`; in Steven Levitsky`s words, `an authoritarian autocrat on steroids`.
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A steel porcupine
— 2025-03-06
Synonyms
painful, in pain, hurting, hurt, aching, throbbing, smarting, stinging, burning
Curator example
“she had a sore throat”
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