trauma

Example Sentences

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A medic at one Tehran hospital who spoke with the BBC described the anguish of people suffering with conflict related trauma.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

“At a time when thousands of Palisadians were in trauma, this guy stepped up to try to do something to help the community — to help his neighbors,” Cragg said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

“Looking at what Mamdani just did to me, and more broadly is doing to the City of New York, is triggering of the trauma I went through in Chicago,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Konkle also recalls feeling “semi-disliked” by her mother, a pattern they later identified as being tied into generational trauma.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

Schools across the country dispatched social workers to “help young people cope with what they’re hearing,” but in the hallways of Shaker Heights High School, the mood was hilarity rather than trauma.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng