severe

Example Sentences

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Most of the severe declines happened in rural areas, although urban counties like San Francisco and Los Angeles also saw decreases.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

The data, instead, show a “crisis-driven liquidation by a handful of countries under severe currency pressure. It is not a structural shift away from gold reserves.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

Well, there’s an energy price spike domestically and a severe one for countries more reliant on oil passing through the Strait of Hormuz.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

After these clusters of immune cells formed, the young mice developed severe symptoms when infected, resembling the response typically seen in older adults.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

No arguments shall be wanting on my part that can alleviate so severe a misfortune—or that may comfort you, under a circumstance that must be of all others the most afflicting to a parent’s mind.

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen