Examples of 'woefully' in a sentence

Meaning of "woefully"

woefully (adverb) - In a manner that shows deep sadness or misery; very sadly or mournfully.
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  • In a woeful manner; to an unfortunately great extent. woefully inadequate
  • In a woeful manner; to an unfortunately great extent.
  • woefully inadequate

How to use "woefully" in a sentence

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I find that one woefully lacking in detail.
Policy development in this area was woefully lacking.
Russia had woefully underestimated its rival.
Our law enforcement personnel are woefully underpaid.
But this is a woefully incomplete vision of success.
I find them unimaginative and woefully predictable.
It was a woefully inaccurate and politically biased claim.
Job retraining initiatives have been woefully inadequate.
Mental health is woefully neglected in this world.
American reconnaissance that day was woefully deficient.
It is a woefully inefficient system at the expense of consumers.
Renewable sources of energy remain woefully underutilized.
The article woefully misrepresented the company.
Medical professionals in staterun facilities are woefully underpaid.
Peaceniks woefully out of touch with reality.

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Police and military protection were woefully inadequate.
Woefully behind on his physical training.
The word tragedy seems woefully insufficient.
They have woefully failed to meet their burden.
The technical military side was woefully inadequate.
But he is woefully unprepared for the task at hand.
Other local bodies appear woefully unprepared.
They are woefully inadequate and nonspecific.
Aviation sector performed woefully last year.
They are woefully ignorant of how we function.
With or without that woefully bland beer.
Women are woefully underrepresented in the agricultural sciences.
The international response remains woefully inadequate.
He failed woefully on all three occasions.
The list will obviously be woefully incomplete.
They are woefully ignorant of the rest of the world.
In that election my opponent lost woefully too.
You still look woefully underwhelmed.
But actual implementation actions remain woefully lacking.
The police are woefully underrresourced and.
Incrementally optimising our biology is woefully inadequate.
As they look woefully at each other.
Current efforts to achieve that target were woefully insufficient.
Yet with science so woefully behind in cloning technology.
Progress towards their goals has been woefully inadequate.
Endurance athletes are woefully lacking in total physical capacity.
A separate line for women lies woefully empty.
You all look woefully underdressed.
But authentic information on this count is woefully wanting.
They were always woefully out of fashion.
We had high hopes in him but he failed us woefully.
For his country was woefully unprepared for war.
My ailing heat kept crying woefully.
But then we are often woefully equipped to handle that.
This is a true world sport and we are woefully behind.

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