Sentence examples for a hole in the fabric of from inspiring English sources

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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