How to Use severance in a Sentence

severance

noun
  • The city fired Kruger on Dec. 4, agreeing to pay him three months of severance.
    oregonlive, 17 Dec. 2020
  • 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
  • But those that don’t leave could be laid off without any severance.
    Dallas News, 4 June 2020
  • 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
  • McGrath said in an email that the severance was a normal practice at the agency.
    Ovetta Wiggins, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2020
  • 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
  • Those who don’t make the switch will be offered severance packages.
    Emily Bamforth, cleveland, 21 Apr. 2020
  • 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
  • There have been conflicting statements about what Hogan knew about the severance and when.
    Pamela Wood, baltimoresun.com, 2 Sep. 2020
  • 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
  • Their severance has now run out and their health insurance will end next week.
    Tucker Reals, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2020
  • 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
  • The plan to offer severance packages to all staff was first reported by the News24 website.
    John Bowker, Bloomberg.com, 10 May 2020
  • Some of the faculty members have worked at the college for decades and were let go with no severance and less than a week of health insurance.
    Rachel Leingang, azcentral, 12 June 2020
  • He was laid off from his post as a video art director for a fashion brand in late March but received three months of severance.
    Tami Luhby, CNN, 10 Nov. 2020
  • 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
  • Employees who are being laid off will still receive severance payments and post-employment benefits.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025
  • Read severance agreements carefully before signing Do not immediately agree to any of the terms presented in the layoff, Fudali recommends.
    Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 7 Mar. 2025

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