Example Sentences

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“It’s important that with the rising case numbers, we see that the severeness of this illness is already being shown to be around 75 percent less than what we saw with delta,” Morrison said.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 2, 2022

“Obviously there’s a tremendous amount of disappointment because everyone here wants to compete but people recognize the severeness of the pandemic.”

From New York Times • Jul. 8, 2020

His close, dry way, too, of saying things savours of harshness, and differs widely from the Greek severeness of manner observable in Tacitus.

From Tacitus and Bracciolini The Annals Forged in the XVth Century by Ross, John Wilson

During all these mortifications and the severeness of his industry, he appears to have become a prey to extraordinary visions and imaginations.

From Lives of the Necromancers by Godwin, William

I could not stir a limb without crying out from the severeness of the pain.

From Life of Heber C. Kimball, an Apostle The Father and Founder of the British Mission by Whitney, Orson F.