Sentence examples for were severed from from inspiring English sources

We lost territory in 1899 when Nassau County was created and the Rockaways were severed from Queens.

He was dragged nearly three miles along rural roads, his body gradually tearing to pieces before his head and right shoulder were severed from his torso by a roadside culvert.

Some had wires coming out of their ears so were severed from the world around them; others were chattering madly so saw neither bird, beast nor bountiful blossom; some had their heads down, oblivious to what they were missing.

All leaves and stems were severed from the PM units, and their total mass determined by oven-drying at 70 °C for 24 h.

In the process, his head and right arm were severed from his body.

Many towns and villages were severed from their markets and economic hinterlands, which caused areas close to the border to go into an economic and demographic decline.

In an experiment widely reported in the Soviet press, a dog's head was kept alive for several minutes after it was severed from its body.

The dog was dragged for several miles until his head was severed from his body.

Severed from the history of the word "fireman," he is severed from history itself.

A tree survives only so long after it is severed from its roots.

The Greek central bank would be severed from the European Central Bank (ECB) in Frankfurt.