nervous breakdown
Example Sentences
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Lindsey Korine has been living under a bridge after having a nervous breakdown and walking out on his wife and son.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
In my mid 60s, I found myself divorced and on the verge of a nervous breakdown.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026
She explained she was in financial ruin as a result of the scam, and how she "almost had a nervous breakdown".
From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2026
Another great performance in a go-for-broke horror flick about a woman well over the verge of a nervous breakdown.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2025
First: The sixteen-year-old teacher was dismissed within a month after she suffered a severe nervous breakdown.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
