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
It cost him £27m in lost revenue and prompted a "nervous breakdown" among publishers, he said, but it paid off and in 2016 the company returned to profit.
From BBC • Dec. 4, 2025
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
He married and divorced three times, having a nervous breakdown after splitting from third wife Peggy Lipton.
From BBC • Nov. 4, 2024
In 1843, he attempted an honors exam in mathematics, but suffered a nervous breakdown and returned home to recuperate.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
