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:

Or does my wish to be a good friend require severing the relationship?
Backwords differ from back formations : the latter are words (often verbs) formed on existing words (often nouns) by severing an ending.
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 describes this move in stronger terms: the beginning of "severing" the government's close links with those companies.