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.
• The force of the panga strike to her left arm severed it at the wrist.
  — Nick Turse, Teen Vogue, 14 Nov. 2018
• These severed the connection that ties the left side of the brain to the right.
  — Rob Reid, Ars Technica, 4 Oct. 2018
• This isn’t the first time Trump has tried to sever ties with WHO.
  — Maria Cheng, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
• 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
• The bullet severed his femoral artery, vein, and nerve.
  — Madeline Levine, The Atlantic, 16 Feb. 2020
• The crash severed one of the wheels from the motorcycle.
  — oregonlive.com, 7 June 2019
• Saldívar then pulled out her gun and shot the singer in the back, severing an artery.
  — Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 17 Feb. 2024
• But Redfield did not sever his own ties with the group.
  — USA Today, 11 Nov. 2020
• 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
• With the Raiders set to move next season to Las Vegas, the link soon will be severed.
  — Matt Kawahara, SFChronicle.com, 11 Dec. 2019
• 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
• The crowd’s gasp as the axe severed his neck was a sound no one ever forgot.
  — Eliga Gould, The Conversation, 3 Sep. 2019
• 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
• Mitchell then slit the girl’s throat, crushed her head with 20-pound rocks, and severed and buried both victims’ heads and hands.
  — Tribune News Service, al, 25 July 2019
• The explosion severed fuel and hydraulic lines in the left side of the plane.
  — Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 23 July 2019
• On Tuesday, the defense asked the court to sever the two new charges and to proceed on the first set of charges in trial.
  — Marianne Garvey, CNN, 15 Oct. 2019
• 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 genealogical connections of people cannot be severed; on the other hand, the canoe rope will be severed.
  — Shilo Kino august 4, Literary Hub, 4 Aug. 2025
• The latter happened by design in August of 1971 when Nixon, despite passionate attempts by Burns to convince him not to, severed the dollar’s link to gold.
  — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 27 July 2025