Sentence examples for took a severe from inspiring English sources

The last round of fire took a severe toll.

The war took a severe toll on everyone.

Well, after a good summer, the show's attendance figures took a severe drop once school started.

The transatlantic relationship took a severe battering in 2003 when the United States invaded Iraq.

Ethiopia Poverty, censorship and civil war took a severe toll on Ethiopian music.

(A review in the Times later took a severe view, calling the scene "misleading").

"The vessel took a severe pounding Tuesday and today," Captain Stanton said.

The strain of that period took a severe toll and Evans fell ill not long afterwards.

Even with the millions Mr. Jackson earned, his eccentric lifestyle took a severe financial toll.

It took a severe winter snap to expose the risks of this strategy.

The panics took a severe toll on the American banking system.