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The phrase "a hole in the fabric of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used metaphorically to describe a significant gap or flaw in a system, belief, or situation.
Example: "The recent scandal revealed a hole in the fabric of our trust in the organization."
Alternatives: "a gap in the structure of" or "a flaw in the foundation of".
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It has put a hole in the fabric of the agreement," he said.
In a moment of despair, near this row of hornbeam trees along an otherwise unremarkable traffic corridor, Will discovers a hole in the fabric of the universe.
Michael Peck, pastor of Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Overland Park, attended the service and said the shootings "ripped a hole in the fabric of our community".
– Glenn Collins The New York Times: The loss of the Twinkie wouldn't just tear a hole in the fabric of American pop culture.
If the great American big-city newspapers, which in their glory days did the majority of whatever original reporting there was in their hometowns, are now struggling, that tears a hole in the fabric of community life.
And the same truly terrifying old mother, black-swathed Subha (Izabella Telezynska), whose eyes seemed to have burned a hole in the fabric of her veil...The story is serpentine.
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A warm gust of air puffed into Simone's purple-and-white dress, and exited through a hole in the fabric under the armpit.
A gesture of his, a word, a laugh had liberating virtues, were a hole in the stiff fabric of the Lager. . . .
It is so easy to tear a hole in the delicate fabric of community and it is so hard to mend that tear once its been ripped.
Every so often, a tragic event shreds a gaping hole in the fabric of the official American narrative.
His death has torn a gaping hole in the fabric of our lives.
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