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 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
He added: “This will be the most severe test of that system.”
From New York Times • Aug. 29, 2021
His extraordinary vitality was put to a very severe test in the functions held in honour of the occasion, but he passed through them with the most wonderful fortitude and genial courtliness.
From Garcia the Centenarian And His Times Being a Memoir of Manuel Garcia's Life and Labours for the Advancement of Music and Science by Mackinlay, M. (Malcolm) Sterling
