Severe means: Very bad or intense. Related words include terrible or dangerous. Below you'll find 20 example sentences showing how to use Severe in practice.

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Severe in a sentence

Severe | Severely | Severed | Severest | Severer

Severe meaning

  1. Very bad or intense.
  2. Strict or harsh.
  3. Sober, plain in appearance, austere.

Synonyms of Severe

terrible dangerous strict nonindulgent spartan plain stern stark austere strong knockout hard intense wicked grave

Example sentences (20)

Although rare, EV-A71 has been associated with more severe diseases such as encephalitis (swelling of the brain).

All Hoosiers should learn the best practices to stay safe, save lives and recover from Indiana’s severe weather.

A clue comes from the U.K., where a much less severe erosion of meritocracy has had malign consequences, as the reports.

Additionally, 76% of SMBs say the shadow IT effort poses a moderate to severe cybersecurity threat to their organization.

A large portion of southeast Colorado remains under severe, extreme, and exceptional drought conditions.

According to police, Gravesande, of Atlanta, Georgia, then splashed an unknown chemical on the nurse’s face causing severe burns.

Again, that’s just a moderate read: In a severe scenario, the consulting company says the plunge could actually be as steep as 42%.

According to one national survey, nearly three-fourths of college students reported severe to moderate psychological distress in 2021.

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She explained that cholera is highly infectious and can cause severe acute watery diarrhoea with severe dehydration.

It is possible storms might not make it to severe levels, but they could produce high-end severe weather if they do.

Alexandra Roberts, from Irwin Mitchell, said: “This is an extremely worrying incident in which Paul received severe but avoidable burns.

It may be used for severe inflammatory conditions of the oral mucosa such as the severe forms of aphthous stomatitis.

A 32-year-old man has appeared in private at Inverness Sheriff Court accused of assaulting his partner to her severe injury with a blade.

There’s severe flooding, there’s severe damage to homes, businesses, other buildings and infrastructure,” said Minnis.

Acting Superintendent of the May Pen Fire Station Horrett Barnswell said that the fire was so severe that it completely destroyed the home.

Black men with severe sleep apnea had 10 percent higher fasting blood glucose levels than black women with severe apnea.

In more severe cases, an infection can cause pneumonia, severe acute respiratory syndrome, kidney failure and even death.

A global public health concern, the resistance increases the cost of treating severe bacterial infections and lowers patients’ survival rates.

A CAR salesman caused a colleague to suffer severe brain damage after running him over.

Severe and non-severe thunderstorm events occur in Saskatchewan, usually from early spring to late summer.

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Common combinations with severe

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Frequently asked questions

How do you use "severe" in a sentence?
An example: "Although rare, EV-A71 has been associated with more severe diseases such as encephalitis (swelling of the brain)." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "severe" from real English texts.
What does "severe" mean?
Severe means: Very bad or intense.
What are synonyms of "severe"?
Common synonyms of "severe" include: terrible, dangerous, strict, nonindulgent, spartan, plain, stern, stark. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "severe" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 20 example sentences with "severe", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

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