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

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

I was little, so I don’t remember when it happened, but I can sense a brokenness about him that I think will never, ever go away.

From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez