brokenness
Example Sentences
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There’s so much brokenness, there’s so many lost people that it just breaks my heart.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
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
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
“It is in the brokenness that shapes us,” he said.
From New York Times ● Jan. 28, 2024
His academic credentials got him into Yale Law School, but his heart was still connected to all the brokenness his years on the street had shown him.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
