Bethany Hamilton

It was Jesus who gave me peace when the shark severed my arm. I trust in Jesus whenever I'm going through a hard time. I see all the beautiful things that have come out of my situation. I'm able to share my story with young girls who have few role models, and I can help others cope with what they have been through.

American Athlete

Lili Reinhart

I think people who are destined to be friends, that are best friends, that genuinely, truly are invested in each other as human beings - a fight won't separate you forever. I've definitely had fights with my best friend, but it has never made us sever ties.

American Actress

Johnny Vegas

You get people who come to London, sever links with where they come from, and then when they need people, there's nobody there. To feel like you can't go back home would be a horribly sad place to be, as is mistaking fame for genuine love and affection.

British Comedian

Park Geun-hye

We need fundamental change. In the past, national development led to people's happiness but now the link between national growth and improvement in people's lives has been severed.

South Korean Politician

James G. Frazer

The second principle of magic: things which have once been in contact with each other continue to act on each other at a distance after the physical contact has been severed.

Scottish Scientist

Jack Kingston

Marriage cannot be severed from its cultural, religious and natural roots without weakening the good influence of society.

American Politician

Manju Warrier

After my 10th standard, my life took me into the world of cinema, but I never severed my ties with my love for reading.

Indian Actress

Quentin Tarantino

As a viewer, the minute I start getting confused, I check out of the movie. Emotionally, I'm severed.

American Director

John McAfee

My fragile connection with the world of polite society has, without a doubt, been severed.

American Businessman

Mitch Hedberg

A severed foot is the ultimate stocking stuffer.

American Comedian

Use 'sever' to describe physically cutting off parts like limbs, connections, or materials.

Physical Separation

'Sever' often implies that the separation is permanent and cannot be easily repaired.

Irreversible Action

The action of severing is usually sudden and decisive, not gradual.

Suddenness

'Sever' means ending a relationship without the intention to resume it in the future.

Finality in Relationships

Severing relationships can be emotionally intense and is often used in dramatic contexts.

Emotional Impact

'Sever' can also refer to the end of formal or business relationships, not just personal ones.

Professional Context

 A week later, they beheaded a young girl. They severed her head, put it on top of her computer with a similar note. And taking the digital counteroffensive because governments couldn't even understand what was going on or act, Anonymous, a group we might not associate as the most positive force in the world, took action,

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 between the prefrontal cortex, regulating that deep emotional brain center. But in those people who were sleep-deprived, that communication, that connection between the prefrontal cortex and that deep amygdala emotional brain center had essentially been severed. And as a consequence,

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 They also used this practice as punishment. If rubber quotas weren’t met, soldiers would sever people’s hands and bring them to their commanders instead of rubber. The regime dramatically upended daily life and agriculture, causing widespread starvation and disease.

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 anesthetize it, expose its spinal cord and sever it in the thoracic region, rendering the animal a paraplegic. We would then implant an asparagus scaffold between the severed ends of the spinal cord to act as a bridge. Now this is crucially important.

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 head was caved in he been burned stabbed sawed he wasn't and shocked yeah they have they have homicide investigators who you know help kind of determine you know cause of death and they could tell that his fingers had been severed limbs

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 The greatest trophy a Celtic warrior could possess was the severed head of a foe. They preserved these heads in jars of cedar oil and showed them to guests who visited their homes. Celtic warriors were so valued in the ancient world

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 He has horns, tusks, crossed eyes, braided hair. He obviously spends a lot of time on that hair. Justice now lies helpless at his feet, shackled. Her scales have been severed. Justice is the key antagonist to the Tyrant,

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 So what if we didn't do that? What if we didn't sever anger from femininity? Because severing anger from femininity means we sever girls and women from the emotion that best protects us from injustice.

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 although food is available all year round the urban monkeys life cycle is still timed so that babies are born in the season of Plenty while the baby seeks her nipple its mother severs the

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 from participating in science, we'll sever our links with history and with society. I dream of a level scientific playing field, where people encourage respect and respect each other,

Sever

To cut off completely, separating from the rest.

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To end a connection or relationship completely.

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Irreversible Action

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