Words similar to severing

Example sentences for: severing

How can you use “severing” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

The WP describes this move in stronger terms: the beginning of "severing" the government's close links with those companies.
Or does my wish to be a good friend require severing the relationship?
Ripping up anything means destroying it, often by severing the connective tissues, from ripping up floorboards to ripping up a draft card.
Their severing ties bespeaks their embarrassment at having made a social misstep and perhaps anger that you wouldn't cut them some slack.
The WP and LAT report that several times he cut himself with a knife, once, says the Post almost severing a finger.