nervous breakdown
Example Sentences
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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
She endured a heartbreaking divorce and a nervous breakdown, while raising a daughter and writing books, only to rally again and find love again in the most unexpected place.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2025
The finale, a musical nervous breakdown, illuminates what’s been driving the character all along.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2025
Following a nervous breakdown in 2018, he left both the seminary and the conversion therapy group.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2024
I chew on the corner of my bottom lip and try my best not to have a nervous breakdown in front of the whole stinkin’ cafeteria.
From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles
