How to Use sever in a Sentence

sever

verb
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  • He severed the lowest tree limbs.
  • His finger was severed in the accident.
  • Activists are asking the government to sever all diplomatic relations with the country.
  • In 1994, the mainline Churches of Christ severed ties with the group.
    — Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone, 3 Aug. 2023
  • The train crushed and nearly severed his right foot and his left leg at the knee.
    — Jessica Lussenhop, ProPublica, 19 Dec. 2023
  • Then, as the weather cools, cells at the base of the antlers sever the connection to the skull.
    — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 2 Aug. 2022
  • Aubrey was pulled almost out of the window, and the strap severed her feet.
    — David Chiu, Peoplemag, 26 Dec. 2023
  • Saldívar then pulled out her gun and shot the singer in the back, severing an artery.
    — Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 17 Feb. 2024
  • The union of this slugger and this franchise makes too much sense to sever.
    — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 17 Nov. 2022
  • At one point, viewers can see where the tail is severed.
    — Marina Watts, Peoplemag, 2 Aug. 2024
  • An uncle is a bond of faith that even time can't sever, a gift to last all of our lives.
    — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 8 Aug. 2023
  • In 1971, Arthur Burns begged Richard Nixon to not sever the dollar’s link to gold.
    — John Tamny, Forbes, 7 May 2023
  • With the kit in hand, use a utility knife to make a straight, clean cut to sever the damaged end of the hose.
    — Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 2024
  • Both of her hands were severed from her body and her right leg had been cut off at mid-calf.
    — Christine Pelisek, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Slide the knife under the oyster to sever the muscle from the bottom shell.
    — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Oct. 2023
  • Both of her hands had been severed from her body and one of her legs was cut off, the document said.
    — Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 17 Dec. 2024
  • The pipe was cracked, severing the water supply and flooding the first floor of the station.
    — John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 13 July 2023
  • Now, the ease with which people move from place to place, and rise in online banking, has severed that link.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2023
  • One wing is severed, the fuselage is ripped in two, the cockpit crushed and the front half of the plane slides down a glacier that became known as the Valley of Tears.
    — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Sep. 2023
  • In the end, the Diamondbacks opted not to sever ties with him.
    — Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 13 Mar. 2022
  • In exchange, the group would sever its ties with al-Qaida and end attacks on U.S. forces.
    — Chelsey Cox, USA TODAY, 23 Aug. 2021
  • The charge was severed from the rest of the case when Bankman-Fried was convicted at trial in November.
    — Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 29 Dec. 2023
  • Rescuers were able to loosen the gear one cut at a time, and once the stretch of rope running through the whale's mouth and around its tail was severed, the humpback swam away.
    — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 30 Oct. 2023
  • Shrapnel from the second shell hit Mr. Dagan in the neck, severing an artery and killing him, his wife said.
    — Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2023
  • As part of the peace agreement with the U.S., the Taliban pledged to sever ties with al Qaeda terrorists.
    — Charlie D'agata, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2021
  • The collapse severed the economic lifeline in and out of the region.
    — Colin Dickey, Popular Mechanics, 31 Aug. 2023
  • When Elmer uses his scissors to sever the vines tethering Boris to the crater at the heart of the island, the two become fast friends.
    — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Oct. 2022
  • The pot shattered, severing tissue and nerves in Treinen’s thumb.
    — Nicholas Dawidoff, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
  • In the study, researchers severed both strands of the DNA molecule in cells from humans, cows, mice and bowhead whales.
    — Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Dec. 2023
  • In the video, Goldberg-Polin’s left arm was severed below his elbow.
    — Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 24 June 2024

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