bleeding heart
Example Sentences
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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
Anyway, the first time I listened to this song as an idealistic teenager, it did my bleeding heart good.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 1, 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
“She was a symbol. She was mocked. She was looked upon by a lot of people as a prototypical liberal and bleeding heart, and she is that unapologetically.”
From Washington Post ● May 11, 2021
“Oh! my cousin! Heal my bleeding heart with one trumpet note of manly indignation.”
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
