broken
verb
past participle of break.
brokenness
-
a word derived from
broken.
Example Sentences
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Wholeness doesn’t come from the absence of brokenness, but from dwelling honestly within that brokenness—and allowing the memory of a lost person to grow into a blessing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Country singer Blake Shelton, who worked with Parton on the American television series The Voice wrote: "I can say with absolute certainty that we are all feeling the same heart brokenness today."
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
“Citizen Kane” posited that all media moguls are driven by a lust for power that stems from an irreparable brokenness.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
A cynic convinced of the world’s brokenness, he realizes that revolutions need hope too.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2025
His academic credentials got him into Yale Law School, but his heart was still connected to all the brokenness his years on the street had shown him.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
