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

“It is in the brokenness that shapes us,” he said.

From New York Times • Jan. 28, 2024

They seek out societies in crisis whose dysfunction and brokenness allow them to flourish.

From Salon • Nov. 16, 2023

Or we can deny our brokenness, forswear compassion, and, as a result, deny our own humanity.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson