brokenness

Example Sentences

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Linda Westcarr, Ms Westcarr-Sabaroche's mother, told reporters outside court she believed Tape should have been sent to prison and that the case exposed the "brokenness of our justice system".

From BBC • Sep. 1, 2025

The best way I could explain it is that pouring myself into the relationship I’ve built with my boys is what heals the brokenness inside me.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2025

In today’s faith communities, spiritual nurture and care is easily lost in political identity and outrage at the brokenness of our world.

From Seattle Times • May 31, 2024

Even before my grandmother died, my mother and I always had this sort of brokenness, a fractured claim to connection.

From Salon • May 12, 2024

They slept the sleep of brokenness and heartache.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez