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

You leave us amid utter brokenness in our city, our beloved Los Angeles, the place we both called home.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2025

“The process is broken. We’re seeing the brokenness of it in front of our faces,” she said.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 27, 2024

“It is in the brokenness that shapes us,” he said.

From New York Times • Jan. 28, 2024

Sitting in my office, drying my tears, reflecting on my brokenness, it seemed like a laughable notion.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson