trauma

Example Sentences

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The number with serious mental health issues, particularly trauma, is also “very high,” they said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

"No sentence can undo the trauma of what she endured. But we hope today marks the beginning of her journey toward the bright, safe, and happy future she deserves," the judge told the court.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

The church was "seeking to become more trauma informed, listening to survivors and victims of abuse", she said in an interview with the BBC this week.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

Psychological trauma, social fragmentation, and economic dislocation are persistent scars that can span generations.

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2026

Eventually some of the divorce’s trauma wore off or at least receded enough so that the casual observer would not notice, and Bloom merged himself timidly again with the currents of his time.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols