severed
Example Sentences
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Identity is very much fluid at this historical juncture, when a man’s severed leg turns up in the belly of a dead shark and no one can identify it.
In the Pacific region alone, the Solomon Islands, Kiribati, and Nauru have severed their diplomatic ties with it and switched to Beijing since 2019.
From BBC
"We were besieged inside our house and couldn't leave," she recalls, describing how power, water and internet connections were all severed.
From BBC
One of the rounds severed Carrillo’s spine, leaving him permanently paralyzed.
From Los Angeles Times
The deadly incident was massively disruptive to the major US shipping Port of Baltimore while it was closed, and severed part of a major interstate roadway.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
