How to Use severance in a Sentence

severance

noun

• At 31, he was laid off and used his severance to start over.
  — Robert Simonson, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2022
• The judge has not yet ruled on the men’s requests for dismissals and severance.
  — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2022
• Mark chose severance after a tragic loss, and the brain split works for him.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Feb. 2022
• Jagger paid off the bills, the employees’ salaries and their severance.
  — Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2022
• The severance would be six weeks’ pay, and the retention payments could last 10 weeks, Kirk said.
  — Jon Lender, courant.com, 15 May 2021
• At that rate of pay, the severance package he had been offered was the equivalent of about six months of pay.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 22 June 2022
• The total amount of his severance package is $105 million in cash and stock.
  — Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 16 Dec. 2021
• Focus on getting the severance you were promised and a great reference for a new job.
  — Amy Dickinson, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Feb. 2023
• As part of the agreement, Mack will receive a $4.8 million severance payment from the school.
  — Hayes Gardner, The Courier-Journal, 28 Jan. 2022
• The city hasn’t yet released details of any severance package for Greene.
  — oregonlive, 2 Nov. 2022
• In some cases, my clients received two incomes for a while, the severance income and the new job income.
  — Robert Hellmann, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2023
• Focus now on getting the severance you were promised along with a great reference for a new job.
  — Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2023
• The company laid off a bunch of people, eating $3.4 million in severance costs alone over the next few months.
  — Melvin Backman, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2024
• The next morning, Marks shared that Kavin is providing the staff a severance package.
  — Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2021
• Combs refused to waive her right to sue Netflix in exchange for four months severance.
  — Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 July 2024
• The severance payment is larger than called for in Boogs Muething's contract.
  — Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer, 27 Dec. 2021
• Gerber’s contract with the city of Shawnee states that his firing without cause would require the city to pay six months worth of his salary as severance.
  — Sarah Ritter, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
• But each of those executives is set to walk away with a hefty severance package.
  — Tristan Bove, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2022
• There are more good quotes to be found in the scene in which Beth meets with her former employers to discuss her severance package.
  — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2021
• However, the talks didn't end in a deal, and the severance lawsuits continue.
  — Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 10 July 2024
• Fox News withheld over 30% of the settlement for taxes like they would for a payment of wages or a severance payment.
  — Ashley Cullins, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Jan. 2023
• Those who aren't accepted for new roles will receive four months of severance.
  — Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 4 Apr. 2023
• They have been told benefits will last through next week and there will be no severance, according to one person briefed on the plans.
  — Stephen Battagliostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2022
• Those who are unable to find new roles at the broader company will be given at least six months of severance.
  — Washington Post, 25 Apr. 2022
• Kinney, who was making around $21.75 an hour, took the third option: walking away with two months’ severance.
  — Naomi Nix, Washington Post, 5 July 2023
• The typical formula for a severance package is one or two weeks of pay for each year of service.
  — Vanessa Fuhrmans, WSJ, 9 Nov. 2022
• Come up with a name for a company that offers this severance service.
  — The Week Staff, The Week, 16 June 2023
• But when work and home life bleed into each other, severance seems more and more appealing.
  — Scottie Andrew, CNN, 20 Aug. 2022
• It's been a long three-year wait for the resolution to the first season's cliffhanger, but the new series will finally address the severance barrier and dive deeper into the world of Lumon Industries.
  — Tess Foley-Cox, theweek, 14 Nov. 2024
• Others accepted four months of severance in advance instead of going through that process, according to the people familiar.
  — Kali Hays, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 25 Dec 2024