heartrending

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi called it "absolutely heartrending" and Kohli said he was "at a loss for words" after the tragedy.

From Barron's • Nov. 6, 2025

Pelphrey delivers the area’s signature elocution with absolute assurance, although his heartrending concoction of Robbie’s kindness and despair leaves a deeper impression than the way he speaks.

From Salon • Sep. 7, 2025

Pensive, melodic, uplifting, and heartrending – it's his best album yet.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2025

And McCrimmon, whose voice grows more majestic and multi-hued as the musical’s emotion ramps up, delivers this aching anthem with heartrending virtuosity.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2024

Miep’s accounts of these horrors are so heartrending, and Miep is also very distraught.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank