How to Use sever in a Sentence

sever

verb

• 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
• The trustees will vote on May 10 on how many full-time faculty to sever.
  — Nanette Asimov, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Apr. 2021
• 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
• In recent days, some of the loudest calls to sever ties with the monarchy have come from Australia.
  — Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2021
• 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
• Then, around the 1960s, railroads started to acquire those parcels, severing Brooklyn from the river.
  — Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2025
• What the people close to him know is that part of why Mark became severed is to escape the grief of losing his wife Gemma (Dichen Lachman) — but more on her later.
  — Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 10 Jan. 2025

Last Updated: 29 Jan 2025