bleeding heart
Example Sentences
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To the Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians, it represents the bleeding heart of their creator, Mukat.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2024
Harry declares to Sally with a vulnerable, piercing and bleeding heart all the ways he loves and sees her for the person that she is — not just some consolation prize:
From Salon • Oct. 4, 2023
But caregivers have a constant bleeding heart, Rice said, even if that means taking a job that pays less than working at a fast-food restaurant.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 21, 2022
As “Valentine” so poignantly illustrates, the surest route out of a terrible feeling is straight through its bleeding heart.
From New York Times • Nov. 5, 2021
Where the grass is cut with a scythe, where rooster combs and sunflowers grow in the yards, and pots of bleeding heart, ivy, and mother-in-law tongue line the steps and windowsills.
From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison
