Severus
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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HBO’s Casey Bloys says ‘Harry Potter’ has a ‘serious security team’ because it anticipated the racist backlash for casting Paapa Essiedu as Severus Snape.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2026
As Simon Elliott describes in his biography “The African Emperor,” Severus was a mercurial and contradictory character, capable by turns of savagery, cunning, wit and generosity, and always blessed with a sense of the theatrical.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026
Severus took advantage of the moment to advance on Rome, where he faced little opposition.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026
In addition to winged Victories like that shown in the mock-up Trump’s arch, the sculptural program of the Arch of Severus includes depictions of four major battles in Parthia and the spoils of war.
From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2025
SCORPIUS: Albus Severus Potter, get that strange look out of your eye.
From "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" by J.K. Rowling
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