severe
Example Sentences
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Violating a closure order is punishable by a fine of up to $5,000 and six months in prison, although such severe punishment is rare.
From Los Angeles Times
The civil trial in California state court focuses on allegations that a 20-year-old woman, identified as Kaley G.M., suffered severe mental harm because she became addicted to social media as a child.
From Barron's
He wasn’t scared of her exactly, but there was something severe in her pale green eyes that made Danny sit up straighter and brush his hair away from his eyes.
From Literature
Most Cubans are living with increasingly severe blackouts.
Some of the show's filming locations in Gwynedd and on Anglesey in north Wales are also facing an uncertain future due to severe weather.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
