severely

Example Sentences

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Some people recover quickly, while others become severely ill or die.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

As a rule, mathematicians are severely allergic to hype.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

Because Congress and the Supreme Court have severely limited prisoners’ access to federal habeas corpus relief over the past several decades.

From Slate • May 29, 2026

The law office of John Burris, an Oakland-based attorney who represented Rodney King after he was severely beaten by Los Angeles police officers in 1991, has taken on damages clients in Minnesota.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

The list of “defective” geniuses went on and on: Newton was a sickly, fragile child; John Calvin was severely asthmatic; Darwin suffered crippling bouts of diarrhea and near-catatonic depression.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee