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

He also adds more social commentary, examining the brokenness of a world, very much like our own, where such a deadly underground competition could exist.

From New York Times • Dec. 4, 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

When something breaks, we have a strong reaction to its brokenness.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 18, 2024

They slept the sleep of brokenness and heartache.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez