very severe

Example Sentences

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In theory, that limits the scenarios in which banks take a hit to only very severe and rapid losses among the underlying loans.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Clare Mackay, a professor of neuroscience at the University of Oxford, said the condition could be very severe and result in people pulling out all of their hair.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

President Trump on Monday told the New York Post that the kidnappers would face “very, very severe — the most severe” punishment.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026

"We believe that this decision is... excessive... it is very severe," the AFP news agency quotes Gassama's lawyer Mamadou Ismaila Konate as saying.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

“I dare say,” I went on, meaning to be very severe, “that you wouldn’t lend money to any of us if we wanted it.”

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens