brokenness

Example Sentences

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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

The best way I could explain it is that pouring myself into the relationship I’ve built with my boys is what heals the brokenness inside me.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 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

They slept the sleep of brokenness and heartache.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez