How to use "severe" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "severe" in popular movie and book plots

  • The impact of landing on Mars is so severe that Marcusson is critically injured.  - People Are Alike All Over
  • Edward Hall (Conte), a man with a severe heart condition, believes that if he falls asleep, he'll die.  - Perchance to Dream (The Twilight Zone)
  • On the USS West Virginia suffers severe damage.  - Pearl Harbor (film)
  • While treating the animals on the island, Dolittle receives a surprise patient - the Great Pink Sea Snail, which has caught a severe cold.  - Doctor Dolittle (film)
  • One night, during a severe thunderstorm, Burns walks outside and suffers flashbacks to his experiences with trench warfare in France.  - Regeneration (novel)
  • Scottie tries to conquer his fear, but his friend and ex-fiancée Midge Wood says that another severe emotional shock may be the only cure.  - Vertigo (film)
  • The boat rolls and pitches crazily as it goes down the rapids, leading to more severe flooding in the boat.  - The African Queen (film)
  • Soon after, five of them attack him while he is buying supplies, and receive a severe beating as a result.  - Fire Down Below (1997 film)
  • Teddy and Vern get less severe beatings.  - The Body (King novella)
  • Potter hides the money, knowing its loss will cause severe financial problems for the Building and Loan.  - It's a Wonderful Life
  • Kip suffers severe frostbite and is kept in a state of cryopreservation while the Mother Thing's people figure out how to heal him.  - Have Space Suit—Will Travel
  • The damage to the naval base is catastrophic with the Americans suffering severe casualties.  - Tora! Tora! Tora!
  • They ride up in an elevator to the top of an impossibly tall building, the height triggering David's severe acrophobia.  - Vanilla Sky
  • Much to Podkayne's surprise, the normally very self-centered Clark contracts a severe case of puppy love.  - Podkayne of Mars
  • They have developed medication which helps them to overcome the most severe symptoms of the infection.  - I Am Legend (novel)
  • U-571 has taken severe damage and will not remain afloat for long.  - U-571 (film)

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