That's why it took until 1982 to write a Constitution, finally severing the historical link to London.

The tendon, finally severed, snapped, its cut ends slithering snakelike back into the bleeding flesh.

He was spared too the second and third blow, which finally severed his hand from his arm.

Religion finally severed the unity which all willed but none could trust.

With all his rail communications finally severed, Hood evacuated Atlanta during the night of September 1-2.

Grasping the fallen sickle, I chopped at the rope and finally severed it.

I cut the woman's wrist a bit, but finally severed the heavy cord, and pressed the knife into her hand.

The second, which may have been larger than the first, occurred approximately 225,000 years ago and finally severed the slender peninsula.

Rawat's marriage to a non-Indian finally severed his relationship with his mother.