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 crash severed his spinal cord.
  — Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 9 Mar. 2026
• One wrong move and the spinal cord could be severed.
  — Sophia Li, NPR, 17 Aug. 2025
• Her head, which had been severed, was found in the house.
  — Chris Foran, jsonline.com, 28 Aug. 2025
• Both of her hands had been severed from her body and one of her legs was cut off.
  — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
• But the rope then severed under stress.
  — Logan Smith, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025
• The force of the panga strike to her left arm severed it at the wrist.
  — Nick Turse, Teen Vogue, 14 Nov. 2018
• The bite nearly severed her hand off.
  — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2026
• The train crushed and nearly severed his right foot and his left leg at the knee.
  — Jessica Lussenhop, ProPublica, 19 Dec. 2023
• 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
• 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
• The union of this slugger and this franchise makes too much sense to sever.
  — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 17 Nov. 2022
• These severed the connection that ties the left side of the brain to the right.
  — Rob Reid, Ars Technica, 4 Oct. 2018
• The crowd’s gasp as the axe severed his neck was a sound no one ever forgot.
  — Eliga Gould, The Conversation, 3 Sep. 2019
• Aubrey was pulled almost out of the window, and the strap severed her feet.
  — David Chiu, Peoplemag, 26 Dec. 2023
• The crash severed his spinal cord and he was paralyzed from the waist down.
  — Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 5 Mar. 2026
• The bighorn herd that straddles the frontier will be severed.
  — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026
• Saldívar then pulled out her gun and shot the singer in the back, severing an artery.
  — Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 31 Mar. 2026
• Saldívar then pulled out her gun and shot the singer in the back, severing an artery.
  — Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 17 Feb. 2024
• Since then, the two have seemingly severed ties.
  — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
• Since then, the two have seemingly severed ties.
  — Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2025
• But the war would sever that ability.
  — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 25 May 2026
• She was battered and bruised, with one leg severed above the knee, and died a few hours later.
  — Jeff Suess, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Oct. 2025
• 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
• Cali thought the connection had been severed.
  — Bryan Washington, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
• Watch was in part designed as a way to sever you from being tethered to your phone.
  — Boone Ashworth, Wired, 15 Sep. 2020
• One stab wound to the left arm severed an artery, the prosecutor said.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2019
• Both of her hands had been severed from her body and one of her legs was cut off, the documents said.
  — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2026