nervous breakdown
Example Sentences
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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
It’s the closest O’Hara gets to playing the straight man, if a straight man was a mother on the verge of a nervous breakdown.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2026
The court heard details of the defendant's mental health issues, including a nervous breakdown in the 1990s.
From BBC ● Jan. 20, 2026
The work was delicate and exhausting, and had to be suspended for a time to permit Michelson a brief but comprehensive nervous breakdown, but by 1887 they had their results.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
