brokenness
Example Sentences
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A cynic convinced of the world’s brokenness, he realizes that revolutions need hope too.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2025
A father who was left widowed with seven young children has said sharing his story of "brokenness and grief" after losing his wife is helping others.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2025
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
It all adds up to a comforting space in which brokenness is not just OK, but celebrated.
From New York Times ● Apr. 27, 2024
Or we can deny our brokenness, forswear compassion, and, as a result, deny our own humanity.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
