How to Use severity in a Sentence

severity

noun

• The dress’s true severity had been made clear.
  — Han Ong, New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2026
• The event made headlines over the past week due to its severity.
  — Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Aug. 2025
• The tail gets longer and heavier right where the severity lives.
  — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
• This was due to the severity of his injury.
  — Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
• The severity of droughts, flooding, all of that will get worse.
  — Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
• The severity of their injuries was not known.
  — Richard Ramos, CBS News, 4 June 2026
• The team said the severity was unknown.
  — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2025
• How and when your dark circles go away will depend on their cause and severity.
  — Caroline Shannon Karasik, InStyle, 15 Mar. 2026
• Due to the severity of the crimes, Grant is being charged as an adult.
  — Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2026
• Does that speak to this injury’s severity?
  — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 19 Oct. 2025
• The severity depends on where in the brain the worms settle.
  — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 26 June 2026
• Carm clocked that his brother was in trouble, just not the severity.
  — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024
• But, once again, neither the state nor the school district would know the severity.
  — Mike Reicher, ProPublica, 26 Nov. 2022
• The severity of his injuries has yet to be disclosed.
  — Nick Lentz, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
• The severity of his injuries is unknown at this time.
  — Naveen Dhaliwal, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
• The severity of his injuries are unknown at this time.
  — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 6 Feb. 2026
• The severity of their injuries has yet to be disclosed.
  — Nick Lentz, CBS News, 13 June 2026
• Again, the study didn't mention the severity of this side effect.
  — Beth Thomas, Verywell Health, 7 June 2024
• The severity of his injuries has not yet been announced.
  — Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
• The severity of the victim's injuries was not yet known.
  — Richard Ramos, CBS News, 3 June 2026
• This can depend on the type and severity of the tear as well as its location.
  — Jonathan Cluett, Md, Verywell Health, 13 Apr. 2023
• The severity of a sprain depends on how much of a ligament is torn.
  — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
• Stewart has not yet commented on the severity of the cut on his hand.
  — Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 25 Feb. 2025
• That's the severity of what that young lady endured.
  — Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
• An enhanced risk is a level three out of five for weather severity.
  — Remington Miller, Arkansas Online, 27 Apr. 2026
• The severity of this person's injuries was not known.
  — Richard Ramos, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
• The Mets aren’t yet sure of the severity or how the injury even happened.
  — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2026
• The severity of the disease and the young age of the victims alarmed Rose.
  — Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 18 May 2026
• The issue can stem from a number of things, ranging in severity.
  — Melissa Matthews, Men's Health, 31 May 2023
• More than that may be required, depending on the severity of the bite.
  — Charlotte Observer, 8 June 2026