severe test

Example Sentences

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Of course, a more severe test of the global economy’s durability will occur if the conflict persists and the strait stays closed.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

“The first time I would see that is that if I had difficulty flying a helicopter — taking off and flying. It’s a severe test of your brain.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2025

The Hai river basin, where five rivers converge in northern China, is going through a "flood evolution process" and flood-control engineering systems are experiencing the "most severe test" since inundations in 1996, state media reported.

From Reuters • Aug. 3, 2023

The dynamics pose a severe test for the sophisticated organization that the late Sen. Harry Reid spent years building to give Democrats an edge in the swing state.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 18, 2022

The severe test applied have proven the Douglas fir to be without an equal in the making of masts and spars.

From Blazing The Way True Stories, Songs and Sketches of Puget Sound by Denny, Emily Inez